|
 The
Qutab
complex,
also
spelled
Qutb
or
Qutub,
is
an
array
of
monuments
and
buildings
at
Mehrauli
in
Delhi,
India,
the
most
famous
of
which
is
the
Qutb
Minar.
This
complex
was
first
constructed
by
Qutab-ud-din
Aibak,
the
first
ruler
of
the
Slave
Dynasty,
and
his
successor
Iltutmish
(aka
Altmash)
in
his
new
city
called
the
Qila-Rai-Pithora
near
Prithivraj
Chauhan's
older
city.
The
complex
was
added
to
by
many
subsequent
rulers,
including
Iltutmish
and
Ala
ud
din
Khilji
as
well
as
the
British. |
