Qutab Minar: History, Construction & Legacy

Early Construction & Design

The harsh rubble masonry core of the tower’s first tale stays noticeable today. It was meant to be covered with smoother stone bricks with patterns sculpted in, comparable to the Qutab Minar. On the opposite side of the Qutab complex is Alauddin Khalji’s tomb, positioned in a madrasa (Islamic seminary) that he constructed.

Alauddin Khalji’s Ambitions

Khalji increased the size of the Quwwat ul-Islam mosque in the early 14th century and started building on the Alai Minar to celebrate his army victories in Deccan. Unlike with the Qutab Minar, succeeding rulers did not commit to finishing the framework, so it was left as it was.

Qila Rai Pithora was the initial significant city in modern Delhi and the funding of the Delhi Sultanate. Today, its best-known remaining monolith is the Qutab Minar, the medieval highest minaret in India, memorializing the conquest of this area by Sultanate founder Qutab ud-Din Aibak. It was as soon as going to be dwarved by an even a lot more grand tower neighboring and two times as high.