Multiple choice

How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

  1. He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles.

  2. He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni, who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab.

  3. He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar (Bundelkhand) and succumbed to them later.

  4. He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan.
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Explanation

Qutb-ud-din Aibak died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan (polo) in 1210. He was succeeded by Aram Shah. Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the founder of the first independent Turkish kingdom in Northern India in 1206.

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