Question

Who was the first sultan of delhi who conquered southern india

Answer 1

The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi[7] that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).[8][9] Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially, the first four of which were of Turkic origin: theMamluk dynasty (1206–90); the Khilji dynasty (1290–1320); the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414);[10] the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51); and the Afghan Lodi dynasty (1451–1526).

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a former slave of Muhammad Ghori, was the first sultan of Delhi and his dynasty conquered large areas of northern India. Afterwards the Khilji dynasty was also able to conquer most of central India, but both failed to unite the Indian subcontinent. This sultanate also is noted for being one of the few states to repel an attack from the Mongol Empire,[11] and enthroned one of the few female rulers in Islamic history, Razia Sultana from 1236 to 1240.[12]

The Delhi Sultanate reached its peak in terms of geographical reach, during the Tughlaq dynasty, covering most of Indian subcontinent.[13] The sultanate declined thereafter, with continuing Hindu-Muslim wars, and states such as Vijayanagara Empireasserting their independence as well as new Muslim sultanates such as Bengal Sultanate breaking off.[14][15]

The Delhi Sultanate caused destruction and desecration of politically important temples of enemy states as was the tradition in Pre-Islamic India,[16] as well as led to the emergence of Indo-Islamic architecture.[17][18] In 1526, it fell and was replaced by theMughal Empire.

Answer 2

Alauddin Khilji was the first emperor to enlarge his territory to south India. The kingdoms of the South were very wealthy and Sultan Alauddin Khalji was in requirement of money for the achievement of his projects and for paying the wages of the officers. He was greatly recognized about the accomplishment of the South after his first victorious ex­pedition to Deogiri in 1296 a.d. So he created a strategy to capture the South in order to get the required capital.