Question

Write a short note on Delhi Sultanate​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Delhi Sultanate (Persian: دهلی سلطان‎, Urdu: دہلی سلطنت‎) was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).[5][6] Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–90), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414),[7] the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). The sultanate is noted for being one of the few powers to repel an attack by the Mongols (from the Chagatai Khanate),[8] caused the decline of Buddhism in East India and Bengal,[9][10] and enthroned one of the few female rulers in Islamic history, Razia Sultana, who reigned from 1236 to 1240.[11]

Delhi Sultanate

Chirag

1206–1526

Delhi Sultanate reached its zenith under the Turko-Indian Tughlaq dynasty.[1]

Delhi Sultanate reached its zenith under the Turko-Indian Tughlaq dynasty.[1]

Capital

Lahore (1206–1210)

Badayun (1210–1214)

Delhi (1214–1327)

Daulatabad (1327–1334)

Delhi (1334–1506)

Agra (1506–1526)

Common languages

Persian (official),[2] Hindavi (1451 onwards)[3]

Religion

Sunni Islam

Government

Sultanate

Sultan

• 1206–1210

Qutb al-Din Aibak (first)

• 1517–1526

Ibrahim Lodi (last)

Legislature

Corps of Forty

Historical era

Middle Ages

• Independence[4]

12 June 1206

• Battle of Amroha

20 December 1305

• Battle of Panipat

21 April 1526

Currency

Taka

Preceded by Succeeded by

Ghurid dynasty

Gahadavala

Chandela dynasty

Paramara dynasty

Deva dynasty

Seuna (Yadava) dynasty

Kakatiya dynasty

Musunuri Nayaks

Vaghela dynasty

Yajvapala dynasty

Mughal Empire

Bengal Sultanate

Bahamani Sultanate

Gujarat Sultanate

Malwa Sultanate

Vijaynagar Empire

Today part of

Bangladesh

India

Nepal

Pakistan

Qutb al-Din Aibak, a former Turkic Mamluk slave of Muhammad Ghori was the first sultan of Delhi, and his Mamluk dynasty conquered large areas of northern India. Afterwards, the Khalji dynasty was also able to conquer most of central India, but both failed to conquer the whole of the Indian subcontinent. The sultanate reached the peak of its geographical reach during the Tughlaq dynasty, occupying most of the Indian subcontinent.[12] This was followed by decline due to Hindu reconquests, states such as the Vijayanagara Empire and Mewar asserting independence, and new Muslim sultanates such as the Bengal Sultanate breaking off.[13][14]

Answer 2

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The state set up by Turks towards the end of 12th century in northern India, gradually developed into a powerful and highly centerlalize state

By the end of 12th century, Mohammed Ghori was successful in occupying Delhi and started a dynasty of rulers which together some later dynasties, came to be called as Delhi Sultanate.