write short note on Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
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Ghiyas ud din Balban (reigned: 1266–1287) (Urdu: غیاث الدین بلبن) was the ninth sultanof the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. Ghiyas ud Din was the wazir and heir of the last Shamsi Sultan, Nasir ud-Din. He reduced the power of the treacherous nobility and heightened the stature of the sultan. In spite of having only few military achievements, he was the most powerful ruler of the sultanate between Shamsuddin Iltutmish and Alauddin Khalji.
Ghiyasuddin BalbanSultan of Delhi
Grave in Balban's tomb enclosure, Mehrauli
Reign1266–1286PredecessorNasir ud din MahmudSuccessorMuiz ud din Qaiqabad(grandson)Died1287BurialTomb of Balban, Mehrauli Archaeological Park, DelhiIssueMuhammad Khan
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan
His original name was Baha Ud Din. He was an Ilbari Turk. When he was young he was captured by the Mongols, carried to Ghazni and sold to Khawaja Jamal ud-din of Basra, a Sufi. The latter then brought him to Delhi in 1232 AD along with other slaves, and all of them were purchased by Iltutmish. Balban Belonged to the famous band of 40 group of Turkic slaves of Iltutmish.[1] Ghiyas made several conquests, some of which were as vizier. He routed the Mewats that harassed Delhi and reconquered Bengal, all while successfully facing the Mongol threat, a struggle that spent his son and heir's life. So it came to pass that upon his death in 1287, his grandson Qaiqubad was nominated sultan, undermining the achievements of his grandfather.
In spite of having only a few military achievements, Ghiyas ud-din made civil and military reforms that earned him the position of the strongest ruler between Shams ud-din Iltutmish and the later Alauddin Khalji, whose military achievements rest on the order established within the sultanate by Ghiyas ud din Balban.
Ghiyasuddin BalbanSultan of Delhi
Grave in Balban's tomb enclosure, Mehrauli
Reign1266–1286PredecessorNasir ud din MahmudSuccessorMuiz ud din Qaiqabad(grandson)Died1287BurialTomb of Balban, Mehrauli Archaeological Park, DelhiIssueMuhammad Khan
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan
His original name was Baha Ud Din. He was an Ilbari Turk. When he was young he was captured by the Mongols, carried to Ghazni and sold to Khawaja Jamal ud-din of Basra, a Sufi. The latter then brought him to Delhi in 1232 AD along with other slaves, and all of them were purchased by Iltutmish. Balban Belonged to the famous band of 40 group of Turkic slaves of Iltutmish.[1] Ghiyas made several conquests, some of which were as vizier. He routed the Mewats that harassed Delhi and reconquered Bengal, all while successfully facing the Mongol threat, a struggle that spent his son and heir's life. So it came to pass that upon his death in 1287, his grandson Qaiqubad was nominated sultan, undermining the achievements of his grandfather.
In spite of having only a few military achievements, Ghiyas ud-din made civil and military reforms that earned him the position of the strongest ruler between Shams ud-din Iltutmish and the later Alauddin Khalji, whose military achievements rest on the order established within the sultanate by Ghiyas ud din Balban.
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