Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power and initiating major architectural and administrative projects.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghiyas ud din Tughlaq | 1 |
| Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq | 1 |
| Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq Shah | 1 |
| Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
14th-century monarch
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Muslim ruler ⓘ Sultan of Delhi ⓘ founder of a dynasty ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| allegedAssassinationBy | Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq Shah
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| associatedWithCity |
Tughlaqabad Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Tughlaqabad
|
| built |
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq’s tomb
ⓘ
Tughlaqabad Fort ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| conductedCampaignsAgainst | Mongol incursions ⓘ |
| conductedCampaignsIn |
Bengal
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Punjab ⓘ |
| deathCause | collapse of a wooden pavilion ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances | died when a pavilion collapsed during a reception for his son ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Delhi ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1325 ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 14th century ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Turkic ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
|
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
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architectural projects in Delhi ⓘ consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power ⓘ founding the Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ military campaigns in northern India ⓘ |
| legacy |
established a more defensive, austere architectural style in Delhi
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laid foundations for later Tughlaq rulers’ expansion ⓘ |
| maternalAncestry | possibly Jat or Hindu mother (disputed) ⓘ |
| policy |
emphasis on justice and public order
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fiscal reorganization of the Sultanate ⓘ restoration of order after Khalji turmoil ⓘ |
| predecessor | Khusró Khān ⓘ |
| predecessorDynasty | Khalji dynasty ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| reignEnd | 1325 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1320 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roseToPowerAs | military commander under the Khaljis ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| seizedPowerBy | overthrowing Khusró Khān ⓘ |
| strengthened | frontier defenses of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| successor | Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ |
| title |
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
this entity surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq Shah
this entity surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
this entity surface form:
Ghiyas ud din Tughlaq