Qutbuddin Aibak was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's assassination in 1206, he established the Delhi Sultanate, and started the Mamluk dynasty, which would rule the Sultanate until 1290.
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Qutbuddin Aibak was purchased by a Qazi at Nishapur in Persia, where he learned archery and horse-riding among other skills.
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Qutbuddin Aibak expanded the Ghurid power in northern India by conquering and raiding several places in the Chahamana, Gahadavala, Chaulukya, Chandela, and other kingdoms.
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Qutbuddin Aibak was succeeded by Aram Shah, and then by his son-in-law Iltutmish, who transformed the loosely-held Ghurid territories of India into the powerful Delhi Sultanate.
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Qutbuddin Aibak is known for having commissioned the Qutb Minar in Delhi, and the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer.
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Qutbuddin Aibak came from Turkestan, and belonged to a Turkic tribe called Aibak.
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Qutbuddin Aibak was treated affectionately in the Qazi's household and was educated with the Qazi's sons.
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Qutbuddin Aibak later rose to the important position of Amir-i Akhur, the officer of the royal stables.
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Qutbuddin Aibak was one of the generals of the Ghurid army that were defeated by the forces of the Chahamana ruler Prithviraja III at the First Battle of Tarain in India.
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Qutbuddin Aibak took control of Delhi in 1192, where he initially retained the local Tomara ruler as a vassal.
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Qutbuddin Aibak subsequently placed Ajmer under a Muslim governor and moved Govindaraja to Ranthambore.
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In 1197, Qutbuddin Aibak defeated the Chaulukya army at Mount Abu, thus avenging Muhammad Ghori's defeat at the Battle of Kasahrada nearly two decades earlier.
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The 16th-century historian Firishta states that Qutbuddin Aibak appointed a Muslim officer to consolidate the Ghurid power in the region, while Ibn-i Asir states that Qutbuddin Aibak placed the newly captured territory under Hindu vassals.
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In 1202, Qutbuddin Aibak besieged Kalinjar, an important fort in the Chandela kingdom of central India.
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Qutbuddin Aibak honoured Khalji, who went on to conquer a part of the Bengal region in the east.
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Yildiz, who was Qutbuddin Aibak's father-in-law, sought to control the Ghurid territories in India.
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Qutbuddin Aibak then sent his representative Nizamuddin Muhammad to Mahmud's headquarters at Firuz Kuh, seeking to expedite his request for the investiture.
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Subsequently, Qutbuddin Aibak moved his capital to Lahore to safeguard his territories against Yildiz.
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Qutbuddin Aibak dispatched him to Lakhnauti in Bengal, where Husamuddin Iwaz agreed to be his subordinate.
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Qutbuddin Aibak, who died unexpectedly, had not appointed an heir apparent.
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Qutbuddin Aibak had purchased Iltutmish sometime after the conquest of Anhilwara in 1197.
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Chronicler Hasan Nizami, who migrated from Nishapur to Delhi during Qutbuddin Aibak's reign, characterizes Qutbuddin Aibak as a devout Muslim who "uprooted idolatry" and "destroyed temples" at Kuhram.
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