Who among the following initiated the construction of Qutb Minar?

Who among the following initiated the construction of Qutb Minar? Correct Answer Qutubuddin Aibak

The correct answer is Qutubuddin Aibak.

• Qutb Minar site was initiated by, Qutb ud-Din Aibak the founder of the Mamluk Dynasty in Delhi.

Key Points

• Qutubuddin Aibak began the construction of Qutub Minar, in honour of famous Sufi Saint, Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
• He also constructed two mosques, Quwwat-ul- Islam in Delhi and Adhai din ka Jhonpra in Ajmer. 
• He patronised writers like Hasan-ul Nizami, author of Taj-ul-Massir and Fakhruddin, author of Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi.

Additional Information

• Firoz Shah Tughlaq was the cousin of Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq and was king after his death.
• Firoz Shah Tughlaq extended the principle of heredity to the army.
• Ibrahim Lodi was the last king of the Lodhi dynasty and the last sultan of Delhi.
• He was defeated and killed at the hands of Babur in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 AD.
• Muhammad bin Tughlaq was known as the Prince Jauan, son of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, ascended the throne in 1325 AD.
• He established a new department of agriculture Diwani-i-Kohi was set up.