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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi | 1 |
Statements (56)
| 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
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi