Qutb Minar: Then and Now

Victory tower of the Delhi Sultanate, begun by Qutb ud-Din Aibak and completed around 1220; at 73 metres the tallest brick minaret in the world.

Qutb Minar, historical view — The Qutb Minar, aquatint by Thomas Daniell (1805). William Orme / After Thomas Daniell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Country today	India
Status	Standing
Date	1220
Nearest city on the map	Delhi (about 10 km)
Location	28.524° N, 77.186° E

Map showing Qutb Minar in 1200 — Border map for 1200. See the world in 1200.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–401 BC	Kuru
400 BC–324 BC	Hindu kingdoms
323 BC–301 BC	Hindu kingdoms and republics
300 BC–101 BC	Mauryan Empire
100 BC–2 BC	Kushan Empire
1 BC–199	Hindu kingdoms
200–299	Magadha
300–599	Gupta Empire
600–1199	Chauhans
1200–1599	Sultanate of Delhi
1600–1782	Mughal Empire
1783–1799	Mahratta states
1800–1814	Rajputs
1815–1879	British East India Company
1880–1944	British Raj
1945–today	India

Other landmarks nearby

Red FortStanding · 1648
Taj MahalStanding · 1653

Battles and sites nearby

Battle of Panipat · 1526

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