What is Shams-ud-din Iltutmish?
'''Shams-ud-din Iltutmish''' (died [[1236]]) was the third [[Muslim]] [[sultan]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] who reigned from [[1211]] till his death in [[1236]]. He was the third [[ruler]] of the [[Mamluk]] [[dynasty]] (or Slave dynasty). He was [[marriage|married]] to the daughter of [[Qutb-ud-din Aibak]]. He became the ruler after fighting against Qutb-ud-din's son. He is said to be the greatest ruler of the slave kings.<ref>John Allan; Henry Dodwell, ''The Cambridge Shorter History of India'' (New York: Macmillan, 1934), p. 213</ref> He was a member of the [[Ilebar tribe]]. The first thing he did after becoming a sultan was make his [[kingdom]] larger. He also shifted his capital from [[Lahore]] to [[Delhi]]. He had to [[defense (military)|defend]] his empire against [[Mongol]] [[invasion]]s. He also had to deal with [[Rajput]]s and conquered [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]]. He started a fast process of Islamization in [[Punjab region|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]. Iltutmish stopped the Mongol attack in 1221 A.D led by [[Chenghiz Khan]]. He completed the [[Qutb Minar]] which was started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak. He also built the [[Quwat-ul-Islam mosque]] in [[Delhi]].He died in 1236 A.D. He did not think his sons would be good rulers. He was [[Succession|succeeded]] by his daughter, [[Razia Sultan]] (also called Radiyya or Raziyya), as the next ruler of Delhi.<ref>Hamid Wahed Alikuzai, ''Razia Sultana'', Volume 1 (Bloomington, IN: Trafford Publishing, 2013), p. 233</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Iltutmish}} [[Category:12th-century births]] [[Category:1236 deaths]] [[Category:Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)]] {{bio-stub}}