alleryWho completed the Qutb Minar that Aibak had begun?
ABalban the slave
BAlauddin Khalji
CFiruz Shah Tughlaq
DIltutmish the Shams
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Iltutmish the Shams
1. Aibak started the Qutb Minar but died before finishing it.
2. His son-in-law Iltutmish completed it.
3. Alauddin only expanded the complex later, and Firuz Shah and Balban are not credited with completing it.
_Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Mamluk dynasty_
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