DESTINATION IAS : JOURNEY TO THE UPSC: Rulers Of Delhi Sultanate

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Rulers Of Delhi Sultanate

List of rulers of the Delhi Sultanate
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The dynasties which ruled in the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) are as following:

Slave (Ghulam) or Mamluk Dynasty
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The Mamluk Dynasty or Slave Dynasty, directed into India by Qutb-ud-din Aibek, a Turkic general of Central Asian birth, was the first of five unrelated dynasties to rule India's Delhi Sultanate from 1206 to 1290. Aibek's tenure as a Ghorid administrator ranged between 1192 to 1206, a period during which he led invasions into the Gangetic heartland of India and established control over some of the new areas.

Ruler-Reign-Notes
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Qutbu l-Din Aibak(1206–1210)Slave of Mohammed of ghori and founder

Aram Shah(1210–1211)Eldest son of Aibak

Shams ud din Iltutmish(1211–1236)Son-in-law of Aibak

Rukn ud din Firuz(1236)Son of Iltutmish.

Raziyat ud din Sultana(1236–1240)Daughter of Iltutmish.

Muiz ud din Bahram(1240–1242)Son of Iltutmish.

Ala ud din Masud(1242–1246)Son of Rukn-ud-din Firuz.

Nasir ud din Mahmud(1246–1266)Grandson of Iltutmish.

Ghiyas ud din Balban(1266–1286)Son-in-law of Iltutmish and the most powerful ruler of the Slave Dynasty .

Muiz ud din Qaiqabad(1286–1290)Grandson (on daughter's side) of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud [1246-1266].
Kayumars1290Son of Muiz-ud-din Qaiqabad.

Khilji dynasty
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The Khilji was a dynasty of Turkic origin who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320. They were the second Muslim dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India. Led by their powerful ruler, Alauddin khiljai, they are noted in history for repeatedly defeating the warring Mongols.

Ruler-Reign-Notes

Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji1290–1296Son of Qaim Khan (Yulak Khan of Qunduz), and also the founder of the Khilji Dynasty.

Alauddin Khilji1296–1316Nephew of Firuz Khalji and the most powerful ruler of Khalji period.

Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah1316–1320

Tughlaq Dynasty
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The Tughlaq Dynasty of north India started in 1321 in Delhi when Ghazi Tughlaq assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq. The Tughluqs were a Muslim family of Turkic origin. Their rule relied on their alliances with Turkic, Afghan, and other Muslim warriors from outside South Asia.

Ruler-Reign-Notes

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq1321–1325

Muhammad binTughluq1325–1351aka Muhammad Shah II

Mahmud Ibn Muhammad1351 (March)

Firuz Shah Tughlaq1351–1388Cousin of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq II1388–1389

Abu Bakr Shah1389–1390

Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III1390–1393

Ala-ud-Din Sikandar Shah I1393 (March–April)

Mahmud Nasir ud din1393–1394Sultan Mahmud II (real name). Ruled in Delhi.

Nusrat Shah1394–1399Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq, controlled the west from Firozabad.

Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah1399–1413Son of Mahmud Nasir-ud- din, controlled the east from Delhi.

Sayyid Dynasty
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The Sayyid dynasty ruled Delhi sultanate in India from 1414 to 1451. They succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and ruled that sultanate until they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty.

This family claimed to be Sayyids, or descendants of Muhammad. The central authority of the Delhi Sultanate had been fatally weakened by the successive invasion of Timur (Tamerlane) and his sack of Delhi in 1398. After a period of chaos, when no central authority prevailed, the Sayyids gained power in Delhi. They remained a vassal of the Timuroids of Central Asia. Their 37-year period of dominance witnessed the rule of four different members of the dynasty.

Ruler- Reign
Khizr Khan1414–1421

Mubarak Shah1421–1434

Muhammad Shah1434–1445

Alam Shah1445–1451

Lodi Dynasty
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Lodi Dynasty : was a Ghilzai Afghan dynasty, who ruled over the Delhi Sultanate during its last phase. The dynasty was founded by Bahlol Lodi ruled from 1451 to 1526. The last ruler of this dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi was defeated and killed by Babur in the first Battle of Panipat on April 20, 1526.