Mamluk dynasty of Delhi

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The Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was the first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate, founded by former slave-soldiers and marking the beginning of Muslim rule in northern India in the 13th century.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Slave dynasty of Delhi 3
Mamluk (Slave) dynasty 1
Mamluk dynasty 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Delhi Sultanate dynasty
dynasty
ruling house
administrativeSystem Iqta system
alsoKnownAs Ghulam dynasty of Delhi
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
surface form: Slave dynasty of Delhi
architecturalStyle early Indo-Islamic architecture
capital Delhi
conflict Mongol incursions on northwestern frontiers
continent Asia
country Delhi Sultanate
currency Jital
Tanka
endTime 1290
ethnicOrigin Turkic
firstRuler Qutb al-Din Aibak
followedBy Khalji dynasty
foundedBy Qutb al-Din Aibak
governmentForm Sultanates
surface form: Sultanate
historicalEra 13th century
early Delhi Sultanate period
language Arabic (religious and scholarly)
Persian (administrative)
lastRuler Muiz ud din Qaiqabad
militaryBasis Turkic slave cavalry
notableEvent consolidation of Delhi as political center of northern India
construction of Qutb Minar complex (early phases)
notableFigure Razia Sultana
surface form: Razia Sultan (first female Muslim ruler of Delhi)
notableRuler Ghiyas ud din Balban
Iltutmish
Qutb al-Din Aibak
Razia Sultana
surface form: Razia Sultan
overthrownBy Jalal-ud-din Khalji
surface form: Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji
partOf Delhi Sultanate
politicalStructure centralized monarchy
precededBy Ghurid Empire
region northern India
surface form: Northern India
religion Islam
religiousPolicy Sunni Islam
significance first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate
marked beginning of stable Muslim rule in northern India
socialOrigin former slave-soldiers
startTime 1206
successionType hereditary monarchy with military oligarchic influence
territoryIncludes Delhi region
parts of present-day Haryana
parts of present-day Rajasthan
parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh

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Mamluk dynasty of Delhi alsoKnownAs Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form: Slave dynasty of Delhi
Qutb al-Din Aibak associatedWith Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form: Mamluk (Slave) dynasty
Iltutmish dynasty Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form: Mamluk dynasty
Iltutmish dynasty Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form: Slave dynasty of Delhi
Razia Sultana dynasty Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Qutb al-Din Aibak dynastyFounded Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Qutb al-Din Aibak dynastyFounded Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form: Slave dynasty of Delhi
Delhi Sultanate hasPart Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Qutb al-Din Aibak historicalPeriod Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form: early Delhi Sultanate
Mongol invasions of India opponent Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Khalji dynasty predecessor Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Ghurid Empire successor Mamluk dynasty of Delhi