IItumish completed the construction of Qutub Minar by adding three storeys to it.
The construction of Qutub Minar was started by Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the founder of the slave dynasty in India. However, he was only able to complete the basement. Further additions were made by Iltumish and Firoz Shah Tughluq.
Qutub Minar is a 73-meter-high minaret built with marble and sandstone in 1192. It is a blend of Indo-Islamic architecture and was built in the memory of Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, a Sufi saint.
The Ghurids supported and financed the construction of Qutub Minar.
Qutub Minar was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1993.
Iltumish was the third Mamluk ruler in India and one of the important founders of the Delhi Sultanate.
He introduced the silver coin, tanka, and copper coin, jital, during the Sultanate period. He also constructed mosques,khanqahs, dargahs, etc.
The Iqtadari system, where the empire was divided into Iqtas and distributed to nobles and officials in place of salary, was introduced by him.
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