Tughlaq dynasty

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The Tughlaq dynasty was a medieval Muslim ruling family that governed much of the Indian subcontinent from Delhi in the 14th century, noted for ambitious but often unstable administrative and architectural projects.

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Surface form Occurrences
Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim dynasty
dynasty
medieval Indian dynasty
ruling family
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture
surface form: Tughlaq architecture
capital Delhi
capitalMovedFrom Delhi
capitalMovedTo Daulatabad Fort
surface form: Daulatabad
conflict rebellions in Bengal
rebellions in Deccan
country Delhi Sultanate
currencyReformBy Muhammad bin Tughlaq NERFINISHED
declineCause internal revolts
regional fragmentation
weak later rulers
endTime 1414
ethnicOrigin Turkic
firstRuler Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq NERFINISHED
followedBy Sayyid dynasty
follows Khalji dynasty
founder Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq NERFINISHED
governmentForm sultanate
knownFor ambitious administrative reforms
canal construction
experiments with token currency
fortified city building
frequent capital relocations
large-scale architectural projects
taxation reforms
languageUsed Arabic
Hindavi
Persian language
surface form: Persian
lastRuler Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq NERFINISHED
majorConstruction Adilabad Fort
Firoz Shah Kotla
Hauz Khas complex
Jahanpanah city
Tughlaqabad Fort
fortifications of Delhi
namedAfter Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq NERFINISHED
notableRuler Firoz Shah Tughlaq NERFINISHED
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq NERFINISHED
Muhammad bin Tughlaq NERFINISHED
partOf Delhi Sultanate
period 14th century
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion Islam
startTime 1320
territoryIncludes Bengal
Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan

Delhi
Gujarat
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sindh
Uttar Pradesh
surface form: Uttar Pradesh region

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tanka circulatedUnder Tughlaq dynasty
Firoz Shah Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Muhammad bin Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq dynastyFounded Tughlaq dynasty
Sayyid dynasty followed Tughlaq dynasty
Delhi Sultanate hasPart Tughlaq dynasty
Mongol invasions of India opponent Tughlaq dynasty
this entity surface form: Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi
Sayyid dynasty precededBy Tughlaq dynasty
Sayyid dynasty predecessorState Tughlaq dynasty
Khalji dynasty successor Tughlaq dynasty