5. Study the picture and answer the following questions:
(a) Who began erecting this monument? Who completed it?
Where is it located?
(b) Name the saint after whom the monument is named. What
information do the monuments of the Sultanate period
provide about the Sultanate era?
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(c) Mention any four architectural features of the monument.
Answers
Answer:
A) The person who began and completed it was Qutub-ud-Din Aibak. It is located in Delhi.
B) Construction of the Qutub Minar "victory tower" in the complex, named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty (Gulam Vansh).
C) The entrance is through the doorway on the northern side. Red sandstone marble and grey quartzite were used to construct the tower. Verses from the holy Quran and some intricate carvings with floral motifs are inscribed on this tower.
Answer:
A) The person who began and completed it was Qutub-ud-Din Aibak. It is located in Delhi.
B) Construction of the Qutub Minar "victory tower" in the complex, named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty (Gulam Vansh).
C) The entrance is through the doorway on the northern side. Red sandstone marble and grey quartzite were used to construct the tower. Verses from the holy Quran and some intricate carvings with floral motifs are inscribed on this tower.