The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c8.137

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c8.137

Iltutmish died in April 1236, of an illness contracted during his expedition to the northwest⁴. His was a remarkably successful reign. He took up Aibak’s unfinished work and against heavy odds and on imperfect foundations, built up a state whose sovereignty required great diplomatic skill to preserve. That he,

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