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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slave dynasty of Delhi | 3 |
| Mamluk (Slave) dynasty | 1 |
| Mamluk dynasty | 1 |
| early Delhi Sultanate | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Slave dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form:
Mamluk (Slave) dynasty
this entity surface form:
Slave dynasty of Delhi
this entity surface form:
early Delhi Sultanate