Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din

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Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din was an honorific royal epithet signifying "Support of the World and the Faith," borne by the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

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Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic honorific
honorific title
royal epithet
associatedWith Islamic royal titulature
associatedWithDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
component Ghiyath (Support)
ad-Dīn
surface form: al-Din (the Faith)

al-Dunya (the World)
culturalContext Perso-Islamic court culture
denotes protector of the religious order
protector of the temporal world
honorificCategory sultanic epithet
honorificFor religious authority
worldly authority
language Arabic
meaning Support of the World and the Faith
regionOfUse South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
script Arabic script
titleHolder Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
titleType laqab
usedBy Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
usedByRulerOf Delhi
usedIn Delhi Sultanate
usedInCentury 14th century
usedInPolity Delhi Sultanate
surface form: Sultanate of Delhi

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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq title Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Kaykhusraw I usedTitle Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Kaykhusraw II title Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din