The Delhi Sultanate

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The Sultanate period lasted from CE 1206 to CE 1526. It was a long period of 320 years when north India was ruled by Turkish Sultans from Delhi.

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The five dynasties were the Slave Dynasty, the Khalji Dynasty, the Tughlaq Dynasty, the Sayyid Dynasty, and the Lodi Dynasty. They ruled one after another from CE 1206 to CE 1526.

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A sultanate is a territory or kingdom ruled by a sultan. In this period, Delhi was the centre of such a kingdom.

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It was called the Mamluk Dynasty because Iltutmish and Balban were originally slaves of Qutubuddin Aibak, and Aibak himself had been a slave of Ghori.

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Qutubuddin Aibak was the founder of the Slave Dynasty. He began as a slave of Muhammad Ghori, rose to become a general, and later became ruler after Ghori’s death. He was called Lakh Baksh because he …

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Qutubuddin Aibak started the construction of the Qutub Minar and built the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi. He was also known as a great builder.

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Iltutmish was the son-in-law of Qutubuddin Aibak and became ruler in CE 1210. He is called the Real founder of the Delhi Sultanate because he strengthened and organised the empire properly.

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Iltutmish shifted his capital from Lahore to Delhi, got his claim approved by the Khalifa, divided his empire into Iqtas, and introduced the Tanka and Jital coins. He also protected India from Mongol …