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.

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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

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Turco-Mongol associatedWith Delhi Sultanate
Razia Sultana birthPlace Delhi Sultanate
tanka circulatedUnder Delhi Sultanate
Mongol invasions of India conflictWith Delhi Sultanate
Khalji dynasty country Delhi Sultanate
Lodis country Delhi Sultanate
subject surface form: Lodi dynasty
Lodi dynasty country Delhi Sultanate
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi country Delhi Sultanate
Sayyid dynasty country Delhi Sultanate
Tughlaq dynasty country Delhi Sultanate
Alauddin Khalji countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
Ibrahim Lodi countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
Iltutmish countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
Qutb al-Din Aibak countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
Razia Sultana countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
Sikandar Lodi countryRuled Delhi Sultanate
Timur defeated Delhi Sultanate
Bahlul Lodi era Delhi Sultanate
this entity surface form: Late Delhi Sultanate
Sikandar Lodi era Delhi Sultanate
this entity surface form: Late Delhi Sultanate
Bengal Sultanate followed Delhi Sultanate
Sena dynasty followedBy Delhi Sultanate
Muhammad bin Tughlaq governedTerritory Delhi Sultanate
Islamic world hasHistoricEmpire Delhi Sultanate
Lashkari Zaban historicalContext Delhi Sultanate
Multan historicalEra Delhi Sultanate
this entity surface form: Delhi Sultanate period
Ibrahim Lodi lastRulerOf Delhi Sultanate
Lodi dynasty lastRulingDynastyOf Delhi Sultanate
Bengal Sultanate militaryConflictWith Delhi Sultanate
Khalji dynasty partOf Delhi Sultanate
Lodis partOf Delhi Sultanate
subject surface form: Lodi dynasty
Lodi dynasty partOf Delhi Sultanate
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi partOf Delhi Sultanate
Sind partOf Delhi Sultanate
Tughlaq dynasty partOf Delhi Sultanate
Guru Nanak placeOfBirth Delhi Sultanate
Mughal dynasty precededBy Delhi Sultanate
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Bahlul Lodi realm Delhi Sultanate
Firoz Shah Tughlaq regionRuled Delhi Sultanate
Mongol invasions of India relatedTo Delhi Sultanate
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ruledOver Delhi Sultanate
Ghurid Empire successor Delhi Sultanate
northern India wasCradleOf Delhi Sultanate
subject surface form: Northern India
Malwa wasPartOf Delhi Sultanate
Bengal wasRegionOf Delhi Sultanate