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Qutb al-Din Aibak

1150 - 1210

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Qutb ud-Din Aibak (Persian: قطب‌الدین ایبک; 1150 – 14 November 1210) was a Turkic general of the Ghurid emperor Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori. He was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's assassination in 1206, he established his own independent rule in Lahore, and laid the foundations for the Sultanate of Delhi. A native of Turkestan, Aibak was sold into slavery as a child. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qutb al-Din Aibak has received more than 1,474,497 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Qutb al-Din Aibak is the 2,454th most popular politician (down from 2,267th in 2019).

Qutb al-din aibak is most famous for being the first Muslim ruler of India.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Qutb al-Din Aibak ranks 2,454 out of 19,576. Before him are Francesco Cossiga, Michael V Kalaphates, Andronikos V Palaiologos, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Lennart Meri, and Antiochus VII Sidetes. After him are Alcinous, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Emperor Go-Momozono, Eumenes II, Magnentius, and Ieng Sary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, Qutb al-Din Aibak ranks 5. Before him are Guy of Lusignan, Saxo Grammaticus, Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat, and Geoffrey of Villehardouin. After him are Arnaut Daniel, Kaykhusraw I, Roman the Great, Canute I of Sweden, Leo I, King of Armenia, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, and Robert IV of Sablé. Among people deceased in 1210, Qutb al-Din Aibak ranks 2. Before him is Geoffrey of Villehardouin. After him are Arnaut Daniel, Sverker II of Sweden, Hartmann von Aue, Lu You, Walter Map, and Philippa of Armenia.

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