Who is The first ruler of Delhi sultanate? How did he die?
Answers
➢ The rule of this dynasty started in 1290 A.D. Ala-ud-din Khilji, a nephew of Jalal-ud-din Khilji hatched a conspiracy and got Sultan Jalal-ud-din killed and proclaimed himself as the Sultan in 1296. Ala-ud-din Khilji was the first Muslim ruler whose empire covered almost whole of India up to its extreme south.
➢ Ghori was assassinated in 1206, by Ismāʿīlī Shia Muslims in some accounts or by Khokhars in others. After the assassination, one of Ghori's slaves (or mamluks, Arabic: مملوك), the Turkic Qutb al-Din Aibak, assumed power, becoming the first Sultan of Delhi.
Explanation:
The first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate was Qutubuddin Aibak the founder of the Slave Dynasty.
Aibak died of a sudden fall from a horse at Lahore while playing Chaugan (Polo)