Question

Which of the following rulers built the mosque called 'Adhai Din Ka-Jhompra'?

• A. Jalal-ud-din Khalji
• B. Iltutmish
• C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
• D. Balban

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206-1210)

• Aibak was Mohammed Ghori's personal assistant. The Arabic word for slave is Mumluk

• He constructed Delhi's Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque as a tribute to Islam's dominance in India.

• He constructed the Adhai Din Ka-Jhompra Mosque in Ajmer.

• During his reign, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki, a Sufi saint, started construction on the Qutub Minar