1 Picture 1 Story Week #70 :Tomb of Iltumish

Tomb of Iltumish within Qutub Minar Complex

  
You have read stories about the Qutub Minar, but have you read about the Qutub Complex? I took this photo during my trip to Qutub Complex in 2016.

The main building of Qutub Minar is more than 220 feet high and originally had seven floors, but the seventh floor has been closed due to technical reasons.

Yes, this is the story of the Qutub Complex in Delhi, which is different. As I told you, I took this and many other photos of this UNESCO World Heritage Site from different angles, so here is another photo.

This building was built by Sultan Qutubuddin Aibak, but it took more than 20 years to complete, so it was completed under the then Sultan Iltutmish.

This complex has other buildings, including mosques, mausoleums, and educational buildings, some of which are still in good condition, but some of them are partially in ruins.

Incidentally, large number of tourists visit this place every day and enjoy the architectural beauty of the area. I have posted different pictures of this building and Qutub Minar on Steemit in different articles on Steemit, but perhaps this one is different from others.

Tomb of Iltumish

The Qutub Complex is full of famous buildings that I want to bring to your attention. There are also ruins of some other buildings in this complex.

As I told you that this building was built by Sultan Qutubuddin, which took more than 20 years to complete. Its last part was completed by the then Sultan Iltutmish, who was his son-in-law.

As I told you, the Qutub Tower Complex is spread over a large area, which has many other buildings and a pillar made of special iron, which I intend to bring on this platform soon.

Apart from this, there are many other mosques, tombs, and educational buildings in the Qutub Complex, which I will include in my future posts.

Here I would like to share a unique fact that before the 13th century, there was no practice of making tombs for the dead in Delhi. Sultan Iltutmish started this tradition with his son Sultan Garhi own lavishly decorated mausoleum inside the Qutub Minar complex, which has now turned into a posh colony of Delhi, Vasant Kunj.

He was ahead of his time, but he had so much faith in his daughter Razia that he appointed her as his successor. I am sure you all have heard the stories of Razia Sulatan's bravery.

The oldest madrasa of Delhi is also in this complex, which was built courtesy of Sultan Alauddin Khilji, who was himself an illiterate, and one of the most powerful rulers in Indian history, who always compared himself to Alexander the Great.
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