Delhi Sultanate
What are the 5 Delhi Sultanate?
The 5 Delhi Sultanates include:
The Mamluk Dynasty, The Khalji Dynasty, The Tughlaq Dynasty, The Sayyid Dynasty, and The Lodi Dynasty.
Who is founder of Delhi Sultanate?
The founder of Delhi Sultanate is Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.
Who was the most powerful sultan of Delhi Sultanate?
Alauddin Khilji is the most powerful sultan of Delhi Sultanate.
What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultan’s?
Persian was the language of administration under Delhi Sultans. Tarikh and Tawarikh sources of information on Delhi Sultans.
Who was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
Ibrahim Lodhi was the last ruler of Delhi Sultanate. He was defeated by Babur in the battle of Panipat in 1526.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a powerful Islamic Empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than 320 years, i.e. from 1206 to 1526. Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially:
- Mamluk Dynasty (1206-1290)
- Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tuglaq Dynasty (1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
It covered a wide swathe of territories in modern India, from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as parts of Southern Nepal.
Table of Content
- History and Overview
- Delhi Sultanate
- Sources of Delhi Sultanate
- Expansion of Delhi Sultanate
- Slave or Mamluk Dynasty
- Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tughluq Dynasty(1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty(1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty(1451-1526)
- Economy
- Literature ad Language
- Architecture