Delhi Sultanate

Sultanate of Delhi

The period from 1206 A.D. to 1526 A.D. came to be known as the Delhi Sultanate period. This period witnessed many dynasties and various rulers.

Some of the major dynasties and rulers this period witnessed are listed below.

Sl. No.Dynasty Name
1Slave (Ghulam) or Mamluk Dynasty
2Khilji Dynasty
3Tughluq dynasty
4Sayyid Dynasty
5Lodi dynasty

Slave (Ghulam) or Mamluk Dynasty

RulerPeriodEvents
Qutb-ud-din Aibak(1206–1210)Founder of Mamluk Dynast and Slave of Muhammad Ghori
Aram Shah(1210–1211)Eldest son of Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Shams-ud-din Iltutmish(1211–1236)Son-in-law of Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Rukn ud din Firoz(1236)Son of Iltutmish
Razia Sultana(1236–1240)Daughter of Iltutmish and Grand Daughter of Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
Muizuddin Bahram(1240–1242)Son of Iltutmish
Alauddin Masud(1242–1246)Son of Rukn-ud-din Firoz
Nasiruddin Mahmud(1246–1266)Razia’s Brother who had died in 1229
Ghiyas-ud-din Balban(1266–1286)Father-in-law of Nashiruddin Mahmud and the most powerful ruler of the Slave Dynasty
Muiz ud din Qaiqabad(1287–1290)Grandson of Ghiyasuddin Balban
Kayumars1290Son of Muiz-ud-din Qaiqabad

Khilji Dynasty

RulersPeriodEvents
Jalal- ud- din Firoz Khilji1290–1296Founder of the Khilji Dynasty and son of Qaim Khan
Ala-ud-din Khilji1296–1316Jalal ud din Firoz Khilji’s Nephew and the most powerful ruler of the Khilji period
Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah1316–1320Son of Alauddin Khilji

Tughluq Dynasty

RulersPeriodEvents
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq1321–1325
Muhammad binTughluq1325–1351Also called as 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
Mahmud Nasir ud din1393–1394Also called as Sultan Mahmud II
Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq1394–1399Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Nasir ud din Mahmud1399–1412Son of Mahmud Nasir-ud- din

Sayyid Dynasty

RulersPeriod
Khizr Khan1414–1421
Mubarak Shah1421–1434
Muhammad Shah1434–1445
Alam Shah1445–1451

Lodi Dynasty

RulersPeriodImportant points
Bahlul Lodi1451–1489Founder of the Lodi Dynasty
Sikander Lodi1489–1517The most prominent ruler of the Lodi Dynasty founded Agra city
Ibrahim Lodi1517–1526Defeated by Babur in the First battle of Panipat (in 1526) and thus ended the Delhi Sultanate


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