who was iltutmish?
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Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (Persian: شَمْسُ ٱلْدِّين إِلْتُتْمِش) ( r . 1211–1236) was the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin. ... He was the Governor of Badaun when he deposed Qutub-ud-din's successor Aram Shah and acceded to the throne of the Delhi Sultanate in 1211.
qutub ud din was succeeded by iltutmish. he is considered the real founder of the sultanate . iltutmish faced many problem but dealt with them strongly . he put down the rebellion within the empire . he also protect the north - west frontier of the sultanate against possible mongol invasion. In the east he expanded his empire up to Bengal . iltutmish had many sons but considered none capable enough of being his successor . so he decided to make his daughter . Raziya the sultanate of Delhi . The nobels were unhappy bwith this choice . After the death of iltutmish they placed Rukh-nud-din firoz shah , a son of iltutmish on the throne . Rukh - nud - din spent his time enjoyed himself, playing , little attention to administering the sultanate . Raziya with the support of the people of the city , Become the ruler.