Qutb al-Din Aibak Crowned, Delhi Sultanate Begins

Qutb al-Din Aibak was crowned in Lahore on 25 June 1206, according to the standard account. He had been a commander under Muhammad of Ghor, who died that year. Aibak's rule is regarded as the beginning of the Delhi Sultanate, which ruled much of northern India for more than three centuries. He died in Lahore in 1210.