Iltutmish

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Delhi Sultanate ruler Sultan historical figure monarch ruler

Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.

Aliases (2)

Shamsuddin Iltutmish ×3
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Delhi Sultanate ruler → Sultan → historical figure → monarch → ruler →
birthPlace	Ghur region (Central Asia) →
built	Hauz-i-Shamsi reservoir → Iltutmish’s tomb in Delhi → extensions to the Qutb complex in Delhi →
burialPlace	Tomb of Iltutmish, Qutb complex, Delhi →
capital	Delhi →
centuryOfActivity	13th century →
child	Muiz ud-Din Bahram → Razia Sultana → Rukn ud-Din Firuz →
conflict	campaigns against Rajput chiefs → suppression of rebellions in Bengal →
countryRuled	Delhi Sultanate →
deathDate	1236 →
deathPlace	Delhi →
dynasty	Mamluk dynasty → Slave dynasty of Delhi →
ethnicGroup	Turkic people →
expandedTerritory	Bengal → Rajasthan regions → Sindh regions →
fullName	Shams ud-Din Iltutmish →
introduced	copper jital coin in Delhi Sultanate → silver tanka coin in Delhi Sultanate →
knownFor	organizing the Chihalgani (group of forty nobles) → strengthening the iqta system →
languageOfCourt	Persian →
notableFor	administrative reorganization of the Delhi Sultanate → consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate → making Delhi a major political center → territorial expansion in northern India →
origin	Turkic →
positionHeld	Sultan of Delhi →
predecessor	Qutb al-Din Aibak →
receivedTitleFrom	Abbasid Caliph →
recognizedBy	Abbasid Caliphate →
regionGoverned	Northern India →
regnalName	Shams ud-Din Iltutmish →
reignEnd	1236 →
reignStart	1211 →
religion	Islam →
religiousBranch	Sunni Islam →
successor	Rukn ud-Din Firuz →
title	Sultan-i-Azam →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Delhi Sultanate → Mamluk dynasty of Delhi →	notableRuler
Razia Sultana ("Shamsuddin Iltutmish") →	appointedHeirBy
Qutb Minar →	completedBy
Razia Sultana ("Shamsuddin Iltutmish") →	father
Iltutmish ("Shams ud-Din Iltutmish") →	fullName
Razia Sultana ("Shamsuddin Iltutmish") →	predecessor
Iltutmish ("Shams ud-Din Iltutmish") →	regnalName