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    Study Notes for UPSC/PCS: Delhi Sultanate Part-1

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    The Delhi Sultanate is a noble example for the glory of Medieval India. Its
    culture, art and architecture that exist even today are praiseworthy. The
    Sultans of Delhi ruled for quite a long period of 320 years during which
    there were achievements in different fields. Go through this article to read
    about the Delhi Sultanate.

    Dynasties of Delhi Sultanate

    Dynasty Period of Prominent rulers


    Rule

    Mamluk or Slave 1206 – Qutubuddin Aibek, Iltutmish, Razia Sultan,


    dynasty 1290 Ghiyasuddin Balban

    Khilji dynasty 1290 – Alauddin Khilji


    1320

    Tughlaq dynasty 1321 – Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, Firoz Shah Tughlaq


    1413

    Sayyid dynasty 1414 – Khizr Khan


    1450

    Lodhi dynasty 1451 – Ibrahim Lodhi


    1526

    Slave Dynasty (1206-1290)

    Year Ruler Important Facts


    1206 Qutbuddin 1) Most trusted slave of Muhammed of Ghori
    - Aibak
    1210 2) Died in 1210 while playing Chaughan (Polo)

    3) He was granted the title Lakh Bakhsh

    4) He constructed the Quwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi and


    Adhai din ka jhonpra at Ajmer

    5) He also started the construction of Qutb Minar in the honour


    of Sufi saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakthiyar Kaki

    1210 Illtutmish 1) The real consolidator of Turkish conquests


    –
    1236 2) He saved the Delhi Sultanate from the invasion of the
    Mongol, Chengiz Khan

    3) He introduced the currency system of Tanka and Jittal

    4) He organized Iqta System – land grant to soldiers and


    nobility

    5) He set up the Chahalgani system – nobility of 40 members

    6) He completed the construction of Qutb Minar

    1236 Razia 1) The first and the only Muslim lady who ever ruled India
    – Sultana
    1240 2) Though a popular ruler, she was disliked by the Chahalgani
    who wanted to put a puppet ruler at the throne

    3) She was defeated and killed by Bandits while in a fight

    1240- An era of After the death of Raziya, weak rulers ascended the throne, who
    1266 weak were supported by the Nobles. Bahram Shah, Masud shah and
    rulers Nasiruddin Muhammad were the successors.
    1266 An era of 1) A strong and centralized government was established
    – Balban
    1287 2) He acted as a champion of Turkish Nobility

    3) He broke the strength of Chahalgani to restore the powers of


    the Monarchy

    4) He established Diwan-i-arz, military department towards a


    strong army

    5) He adopted a policy of blood and iron to restore the law and


    order problems

    6) He insisted on the ceremony of Sijada and Paibos

    7) He took up the title Zil-i-illahi

    1218 Changez 1) The Mongol leader who prided in being called the Scourge
    - Khan of God
    1227
    2) They attacked the Khwarizmi empire and sacked the
    flourishing cities

    3) Delhi Sultanate became the only important Islam state of


    this period

    4) Illtutmish, in 1221, refused an asylum request of Jallaudin,


    who was defeated by Changez Khan. Changez Khan did not cross
    River Indus, which saved the weak sultanate from loot and
    plunder.

    The Khaljis (1290- 1320)

    Year Rulers Important Facts

    1290 Jalaluddin 1) He checked the monopoly of Turkish nobility and followed a


    – Khalji policy of tolerance
    1296
    1296 Allauddin 1) He separated religion from politics and proclaimed,
    – Khalji ‘Kingship knows no kinship’
    1316
    2) He followed an imperialist and annexation policy. He
    annexed Gujarat, Ranthambore, Malwa, Mewar etc

    Administrative reforms

    1) By series of 4 Ordinances, Allaudin took steps to avoid the


    problems caused by the nobles

    2) He introduced the Dagh – branding of horse and Chehra –


    a descriptive roll of soldier’s system.

    3) By setting up markets, Allauddin fixed the cost of all


    commodities

    4) He constructed the Alai fort and Alai Darwaza – entrance of


    Qutb Minar

    5) He also built the palace of thousand pillars called Hazar


    Sutun

    6) Amir Khusrau was the court poet of Allaudin

    1316 Mubarak
    – Khan
    1320

    1320 Khusrau Ghazi Malik deposed Khusrau Khan in a rebellion.


    Khan

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