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Iltutmish




Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish, or '''Altamash''', was the third Sultan Of Delhi , and the only other significant ruler, besides the founder Qutb Ud Din Aibak , of the Slave Dynasty .

After the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, Multan became its western frontier. In the beginning it was governed by Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha, then captured by Jaial-al-Din Manakabarni and finally annexed by Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish. Iltutmish was the first king to appoint a woman as his official successor named '''Razia Sultan'''.

He completed the famous Qutub Minar in Delhi, started by the founder of the dynasty, Qutb Ud Din Aibak .

He introduced the silver tanka in the currency system.

  Before Aram Shah
  Title Slave Dynasty
  Years 1206 &ndash 1290