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Qutab ud Din Aibak was the first ruler of the Muslim dynasty in Sub-Continent

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Qutb al-Din Aibak  was a general of Muhammad Ghori.

Qutab ud Din Aibak was in charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Muhammad Ghori's death.

he became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty.

Qutab ud Din Aibak is buried in Lahore. 

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The Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

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Al-khafif was the first ruler of soomra dynasty (1011-1026)

Mughal emperor Akbar the first Muslim ruler who tried to reconcile the differences between Muslims and Hindus

Razia Sultana the first woman ruler of Indiar

Explanation

The Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

Explanation

In 1192, the Afghan warrior Muhammad Ghori defeated the Rajput Confederacy, led by Prithviraj Chauhan, near Tarain.

After Ghori's death in 1206, his generals divided the Ghurid territories and established the Delhi Sultanate.

Qutb ud-Din Aibak, a slave soldier and Ghori's army commander, became the new sultan of Delhi. 

Explanation

The Delhi Agreement pak1973 was a trilateral agreement between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

It was signed on August 28, 1973

To resolve post-war issues such as prisoner exchanges.

It officials held in the three countries after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Explanation

The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi in the year 1911.

The announcement to shift the capital was made during the Delhi Durbar  held in December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V.

The new capital in Delhi was known as New Delhi and was designed by the architect Edwin Lutyens.

It became the center of British colonial administration in India.

Explanation

Humayun recaptured Delhi in 1555, with the help of the Persian king Shah Tahmasp, after being in exile for 15 years.

In 1545, Humayun captured Kandhar and Kabul with Persian help.

Humayun defeated his brothers Kamran and Askari.

Humayun ruled from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to 1556.

Explanation

Delhi proposals presented by Quaid-e-Azam in March 1927.

Nehru Report was produced by Motilal Nehru in 1928.

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Explanation

Old Delhi or Purani Dilli is an area part of the greater city of Delhi, India.

It was founded as a walled city named Shahjahanabad in 1639.

When Shah Jahan (the Mughal emperor at the time) decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra.

Explanation

The Lodhi Dynasty was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

It was ruling from 1451 until the defeat by Babur in 1526, which led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.

The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was the Mamluk Dynasty (also known as the Slave Dynasty), which began with Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1206.

Explanation

During Alla-ud-Din Khilji's reign (1296-1306 AD), the Mongols invaded Delhi at least six times.

Despite their repeated invasions, Alla-ud-Din successfully repulsed them each time, demonstrating his military strength.