Who built the Indo-Islamic style of Charminar in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague?

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The Correct Answer is Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah.

Key Points

Qutab-ud-din Aibak:
- Qutab-ud-din Aibak was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, ruled from 1206 to 1210 AD.
- He constructed a Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque at Delhi and Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra at Ajmer.
- He initiated the construction of Qutb Minar and was completed by Iltutmish.
- He died in 1210 while playing Chaugan or Polo.
Iltutmish (1211-1236):
- He succeeded to the throne after Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.
- He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, belonging to the Mamluk dynasty.
- He constituted a corp of forty loyal slave Amirs known as Turkan-i-Chihalgani also called Chalisa.
- He introduced the silver coin (tanka) and copper coin (Jittal).
- He made Delhi the capital in place of Lahore.
Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah (1580-1612):
- He was the fifth sultan of the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golkonda
- He founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar.
- He founded the city of Hyderabad and named it as Bhagyanagar after his Hindu mistress Bhagamati.
- The Charminar was built by him, in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in the city, in Indo Islamic style of architecture.