Tajuddin Yildoz

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Tajuddin Yildoz (Persian: تاج‌الدین ییلدز‎) was a Turkic slave of Muhammad of Ghor who rose to become ruler of Ghazni after Ghauri's death.

After Ghor's death in 1206, a number of his generals jockeyed for power. Qutb-ud-din Aibak, based in Delhi took power in Lahore, the capital of Ghurids' Indian province. Yildoz took control of Ghazni. The two men claimed control over the entirety of Ghurid dominions. Aibak attacked and occupied Ghazni for forty days in 1208 before retreating back to Lahore.[1]

Aibak died while playing polo in 1210. In the aftermath, the Ghurid dominions in India splintered further. Iltutmish controlled Delhi. Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha, the Governor of Uch and Multan asserted his independence. Lahore was claimed by Yildoz, Qabacha and Iltutmish.[2] Yildoz twice tried to conquer Sindh but Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha defeated him in 1210.[citation needed] Yildoz attempted to bring Delhi under his control. Initially, Iltutmish acknowledged Yildoz's suzerainty by accepting the symbolic presents of the chatr and durbash.[3]

In 1215-1216, Yildoz, who had been defeated and expelled from Ghazni by the forces of Muhammad II of Khwarezm, moved towards Punjab and captured Lahore from Qabacha. Yildoz laid claim to the throne of Delhi as the heir to Muhammad of Ghor. Iltutmish refused, stating
the dominion of the world is enjoyed by the one who possesses the greatest strength. The principle of hereditary succession is not extinct but long ago destiny abolished this custom.[3]
The two armies met at Tarain in January 1216. Yildoz was defeated and taken, and after being led through the streets of Delhi was sent to Budaun, where he was put to death in the same year.After the overthrow of Yildoz, Qabacha again occupied Lahore.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Peter (2003), The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History, Cambridge University Press, pp. 26–28, ISBN 0-521-54329-0 .
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mehta, J.L. (1986), Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India, Vol. 1, Sterling Publishers, pp. 91–92 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wink, Andre (1997), Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Vol. II - The Slave Kings and the Islamic Conquest 11th-13th centuries, Brill, p. 184, ISBN 90-04-10236-1 


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