Iltutmish was the greatest of the kings

Iltutmish was the greatest of the kings

 

Iltutmish was the greatest of the slave kings. He becomes the ruler in 1211 and he had to face number of –difficulties.

Taj –ud –din Yildoz, who considered himself to the successor of Mohammad Ghori came to Lahore on year after of accession of Iltutmish to throne and occupied it for four years until Iltutmish defeated him in the battle of Tarain in January 1226.

Nasir-ud –Din Quabacha refused to recognise Iltutmish as his lord. Iltutmish declared war against him in 1217 and he drove away him out of the Punjab. As the power of Qubacha was not completely crushed, he managed to remain independent for another decade.

After the death of Qutub –ud –Din Aibak in 1220 Ali Marden declared himself independent in Bengali and took up the title of Ala-ud-Din. However, he died after two years. He was succeeded by Ghias –ud-Din who struck coins in his name. Iltutmish could not bear this and sent an expedition against him in 1225. During 1225 to 1235 he invaded one after another country of India. At last be fell ill and was bound to return Delhi and died 29 April 1236.