why did Qutub - minar was build
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The Qutub Minar is a towering 73 meter high tower built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibak in 1193. The tower was built to celebrate Muslim dominance in Delhi after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu ruler. ... The construction of the tower was later taken over by his successor Iltutmish who constructed three more stories.
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Qutb Minar was actually built as the mazina ie, a tower for sounding the Azan or call for prayers, of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, one of the oldest Mosques in India. It is located in the northern courtyard of the Mosque in Qutb Complex, Mehrauli, Delhi.
According to the evidence of the inscriptions carved on it, the base storey was built by Qutub-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi. 2nd, 3rd and 4th were built by Iltutmish. He actually completed the construction of the Minar.
But the 4th storey was damaged in lightning and Firoz Shah Tughlaq repaired it. He in fact added a 5th storey to the existing Minar. That’s how the Minar now had 5 storeys. First 3 storeys were built entirely of red sandstone, but you can see the use of marble too in the 4th and 5th storeys.
Some records states that it was built as a tower of Islam victory over the Rajputs.