[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945) › c8.22 # The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c8.22 The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c8.22 - **Language:** English ### [c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945.c8.22) This imposition of its authority over the eastern province was but a poor consolation, for the Delhi state at the moment needed political security more than suzerain status. When Aibak died in 607/1210, of injuries recieved in a fall from his horse while playing \*chaugan\*¹, the clouds on the northwest were gathering thick and fast. He read the portents and did his best to preserve Delhi's separate entity. A military leader of great energy and high merit, he combined the intrepidity of the Turk with the refined taste and generosity of the Persian; extreme liberality earned him the epithet of "\*Lakh Buksh\*" (giver of lakhs), while, characteristically enough, his killing is also said to have been by lakhs². Both Hasan Nizami and Fakhre Mudir found in him an appreciative patron and dedicated their works to him³. On two occasions, at least, he interceded with his master for the vanquished Hindu princes⁴. It hardly needs emphasising that to his untiring exertion and devoted service Muizzuddin owed most of his success in India. For he merely supplied the motive power; Aibak was responsible for the detailed planning and initiation of the Delhi state. - [Previous: c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945.c8.21) - [Next: c8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945.c8.23) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945.c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.habibullah-1945.c8.22) · Pramāṇa