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Delhi Sultanate

1206–1526 empire in the Indian subcontinent

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1206–1526
Founded
1206
Ended
1526
Capital
Delhi, Lahore, Budaun
Government
monarchy
Languages
Persian, Hindustani
Preceded by
Chandelas of JejakabhuktiGahadavalaVaghela dynastyGhurid dynastyParamara dynastyDeva dynastySeuna DynastyKakatiya dynasty
Succeeded by
Mughal EmpireSultanate of BengalBahmani SultanateGujarat SultanateMalwa SultanateVijayanagara Empire

Overview

The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries. The sultanate was established in 1206 in the former Ghurid territories in India. Its history is generally divided into five periods: Mamluk (1206–1290), Khalji (1290–1320), Tughlaq (1320–1414), Sayyid (1414–1451), and Lodi (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory in modern-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, as well as some parts of southern Nepal.

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All rulers (21)

  1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak1206–1210
  2. Aram Shah1210–1211
  3. Iltutmish1211–1236
  4. Razia Sultana1236–1240
  5. Rukn ud din Firuz1236
  6. Muiz ud din Bahram1240–1242
  7. Ala-ud-Din Masud Shah1242–1245
  8. Nasir ud din Mahmud1245–1266
  9. Ghiyas ud din Balban1266–1287
  10. Muiz ud din Qaiqabad1287–1290
  11. Kayumars of Delhi1290
  12. Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji1290–1296
  13. Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III1389–1394
  14. Sikandar-Xah Tughluq1394
  15. Nàssir-ad-Din Mahmud Xah Tughluq1394–1413
  16. Mubarak Shah1421–1434
  17. Muhammad Shah1434–1446
  18. Alauddin Shah1445–1451
  19. Bahlul Khan Lodi1451–1489
  20. Sikandar Khan Lodi1489–1517
  21. Ibrahim Khan Lodi1517–1526

Records (18)

  1. 1216 — Battle of TaraoriBattle · Delhi Sultanate ▸ Ghurids
  2. 1218 — Battle of JandBattle · Mongols ▸ Khwarezm
  3. 1240 — Battle of KaithalBattle · Sultana Raziya ▸ Delhi Sultanate Rebels
  4. 1241 — Siege of LahoreSiege
  5. 1290 — Khalji RevolutionRevolution
  6. 1291 — Battle of JhainBattle
  7. 1297–1298 — Mongol invasion of IndiaInvasion
  8. 1297 — Battle of DelhiBattle · Delhi Sultanate ▸ Mongols
  9. 1298 — Battle of JalandharBattle · Delhi Sultanate ▸ Mongols
  10. 1299 — Battle of KiliBattle · Sultanate of Delhi ▸ Transoxania
  11. 1305 — Battle of AmrohaBattle
  12. 1326 — Battle of GodaveriBattle · Governor of Sagar ▸ Delhi Sultanate
  13. 1398 — Siege of MultanSiege
  14. 1398–1399 — Timur's invasion of IndiaWar
  15. 1398–1399 — Timur's campaign in IndiaCampaign
  16. 1398 — Battle of DelhiBattle · Timurid Empire ▸ Delhi Sultanate
  17. 1399 — Battle of MeerutBattle · Timurid Empire ▸ Meerut
  18. 1526 — Battle of PanipatBattle

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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