Construction of the Qutb Minar was initiated by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and largely completed by his successor, Iltutmish. The minar originally had four storeys. It was damaged by lightning in 1368. Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi from the Tughlaq dynasty, undertook repairs to the damaged upper storeys and added a fifth storey, increasing the height of the structure. He replaced the damaged top (originally fourth) storey with two new smaller storeys made of marble and sandstone.
Qutb Minar was originally four-storied. Who among the following Delhi Sultans raised the height to the structure by adding the fifth storey?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2021 · Topic: Delhi Sultanate: Art and Architecture (Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty Architecture: Qutb Minar Complex, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Iltutmish's Tomb)
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