Delhi Sultanate
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The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Late Delhi Sultanate | 2 |
| Delhi Sultanate period | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic empire
ⓘ
medieval Indian kingdom ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan (intermittently)
National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi region
Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
surface form:
Gangetic plain
Punjab ⓘ parts of Bengal ⓘ parts of Gujarat ⓘ parts of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Battle of Panipat
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Panipat (1526)
Mongol invasions of India ⓘ Timur’s invasion of India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
development of Indo-Persian literature
ⓘ
growth of Sufi orders in North India ⓘ influence on Mughal administrative practices ⓘ |
| currency |
jital
ⓘ
tanka ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Babur ⓘ |
| endTime | 1526 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInPower |
Afghan
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghans
Lodis ⓘ Mamluk rulers of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluks
Sayyids ⓘ Turks ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| governmentType |
military aristocracy
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Khalji dynasty
ⓘ
Lodi dynasty ⓘ Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ Sayyid dynasty ⓘ Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Persianate court culture ⓘ foundation of Indo-Muslim political institutions ⓘ spread of Islam in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hindavi ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| notableRuler |
Alauddin Khalji
ⓘ
Bahlul Lodi ⓘ Firoz Shah Tughlaq ⓘ Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ Ibrahim Lodi ⓘ Iltutmish ⓘ Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ Razia Sultana ⓘ Sikandar Lodi ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ghurid Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of Qutub Minar complex
ⓘ
establishment of iqta land-revenue system ⓘ |
| startTime | 1206 ⓘ |
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Late Delhi Sultanate
this entity surface form:
Late Delhi Sultanate
this entity surface form:
Delhi Sultanate period
subject surface form:
Mughal Empire
subject surface form:
Northern India