Turkic nobility of Delhi
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The Turkic nobility of Delhi were a powerful military-aristocratic elite in the Delhi Sultanate who often acted as kingmakers and resisted rulers that threatened their political dominance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turkic nobility of Delhi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Turkic nobility of Delhi Context triple: [Razia Sultana, opposedBy, Turkic nobility of Delhi]
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A.
Delhi Sultanate
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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B.
Mughal Subah of Delhi
The Mughal Subah of Delhi was a key imperial province of the Mughal Empire centered on the historic city of Delhi, serving as a major political and administrative hub in northern India.
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C.
Holkar dynasty
The Holkar dynasty was a prominent Maratha ruling family that governed the princely state of Indore and surrounding regions in central India from the 18th to the mid-20th century.
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D.
Kalhora dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed much of Sindh in present-day Pakistan during the 18th century, prior to being supplanted by the Talpur dynasty.
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E.
Janid dynasty
The Janid dynasty was a ruling family of Uzbek origin that governed the Khanate of Bukhara in Central Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Turkic nobility of Delhi Target entity description: The Turkic nobility of Delhi were a powerful military-aristocratic elite in the Delhi Sultanate who often acted as kingmakers and resisted rulers that threatened their political dominance.
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A.
Delhi Sultanate
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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B.
Mughal Subah of Delhi
The Mughal Subah of Delhi was a key imperial province of the Mughal Empire centered on the historic city of Delhi, serving as a major political and administrative hub in northern India.
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C.
Holkar dynasty
The Holkar dynasty was a prominent Maratha ruling family that governed the princely state of Indore and surrounding regions in central India from the 18th to the mid-20th century.
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D.
Kalhora dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed much of Sindh in present-day Pakistan during the 18th century, prior to being supplanted by the Talpur dynasty.
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E.
Janid dynasty
The Janid dynasty was a ruling family of Uzbek origin that governed the Khanate of Bukhara in Central Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aristocracy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ political elite ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi Sultanate court
|
| collectiveName |
Chihalgani
ⓘ
Forty ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
centralizing sultans
ⓘ
non-Turkic elites ⓘ |
| createdBy | Iltutmish ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Persianate court culture ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
centralization under later sultans
ⓘ
rise of non-Turkic military groups ⓘ |
| economicResource |
iqta land grants
ⓘ
tax revenues ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity |
Turkic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkic
|
| exertedInfluenceOn |
state policy of the Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
succession to the Delhi throne ⓘ |
| formedCoreOf | early Delhi Sultanate ruling class ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| governed | provinces of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| maintained | private military retinues ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
cavalry forces
ⓘ
slave-soldiers (ghulams) ⓘ |
| opposedRuler |
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (at times)
ⓘ
Razia Sultana ⓘ
surface form:
Razia Sultan
|
| origin |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ |
| politicalBehavior |
acted as kingmakers
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participated in palace coups ⓘ resisted rulers who threatened their dominance ⓘ |
| politicalPower | high ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Delhi
ⓘ
iqta territories ⓘ strategic forts ⓘ |
| role |
kingmakers
ⓘ
military commanders ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patron–client networks ⓘ |
| supportedRuler |
Iltutmish
ⓘ
Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| timeframe | early Delhi Sultanate period ⓘ |
| typicalReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
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Subject: Turkic nobility of Delhi Description of subject: The Turkic nobility of Delhi were a powerful military-aristocratic elite in the Delhi Sultanate who often acted as kingmakers and resisted rulers that threatened their political dominance.
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