How did Sultan Qutbuddin Aybak die?
UPSC CSE Pre 2003
A. He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles.
B. He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yilduz the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab.
C. He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later.
D. He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan.
Answer: He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan.
Option d is the correct answer.
Sultan Qutbuddin Aybak met his end due to a fall from his horse while participating in a game of Chaugan (game similar to Polo) in Lahore in 1210. The fall resulted in severe injuries that ultimately led to his passing. He was laid to rest near the Anarkali bazaar in Lahore. Aram Shah briefly succeeded him before Iltutmish assumed power. Aybak's tomb in Anarkali bazaar, Lahore, was reconstructed by Pakistan's Department of Archaeology and Museums in the 1970s.