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Iltutmish Tomb ● He belonged to Ilbari tribe to Turks. Iltutmish is a Turkish word which means “Saviour of the kingdom.” Alamgir and Jahangir mean the same.
● Iltutmish was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate. He made Delhi the capital in stead of Lahore.
● Chengiz Khan, the Mangol leader threatened to attack the infant empire but iltutmish saved it by refusing to give shelter to Khwarizm Shah whom Chengiz was chasing.
● He completed the construction of famous Qutub Minar (1231-32 A.D.) in honour of famous Sufi saint Khawaja Qutub-ud-din Bhaktiyar Kaki.
● He issued tanka as a token currency. He further organized the Iqtas, the civil administration and army which was now centrally paid and recruited.
● On his coins, Iltutmish described himself as the lieutenant of Khalifa.
● Iltutmish set up an official nobility of slaves known as “Chahalgani” or the groups of forty.
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