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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century monarch
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
associatedWithCity Tughlaqabad Fort
surface form: Tughlaqabad
built Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq’s tomb
Tughlaqabad Fort
capital Delhi
conductedCampaignsAgainst Mongol incursions
conductedCampaignsIn Bengal
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
surface form: Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
knownFor administrative reforms
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
laid foundations for later Tughlaq rulers’ expansion
maternalAncestry possibly Jat or Hindu mother (disputed)
policy emphasis on justice and public order
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

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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq alsoKnownAs Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
this entity surface form: Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq alsoKnownAs Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
this entity surface form: Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq Shah
Muhammad bin Tughlaq father Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq fullName Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Mongol invasions of India notableCommander Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
this entity surface form: Ghiyas ud din Tughlaq
Delhi Sultanate notableRuler Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq predecessor Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq