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The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The sultanate was established around c. 1206–1211 in the former Ghurid territories in India.
English: Maximum extent of the Delhi Sultanate under Khalji dynasty. Legend: Khalji territory: Dark green; Khalji vassals: Light green; Source for the boundaries: A Historical Atlas of South Asia (1992) edited by Joseph E. Schwartzberg, Plate V.2 map C (p. 38)
English: Extent of the Delhi Sultanate at the time of Jalaluddin Khalji's ascension (1290) Source for the boundaries: A Historical Atlas of South Asia (1992) edited by Joseph E. Schwartzberg, Plate V.2 (p.
A map showing the expansion of Delhi Sultanate from 1320 (dark green) to 1330. The map also shows the location of the new temporary capital under Muhammad bin Tughlaq. During Muhammad bin Tughluq's rule, the Delhi Sultanate temporarily expanded to most of the Indian subcontinent, its peak in terms of geographical reach. [44]
Within the next 100 years, the Delhi Sultanate extended its way east to Bengal and south to the Deccan. The sultanate was in constant flux as five dynasties rose and fell: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–90), [14] Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1413), Sayyid dynasty (1414–51), [15] and Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). [16]
Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) – Mamluk Sultanate ... India's economy is estimated to have been the largest in the world, ... Ptolemy's 10th map of Asia, depicting ...
During the sultanate period, the city became a center for culture. [8] The Delhi Sultanate came to an end in 1526, when Babur defeated the forces of the last Lodi sultan, Ibrahim Lodi at the first Battle of Panipat, and formed the Mughal Empire. The Mughals ruled the area for three centuries. During the 16th century, the city declined as the ...
Daulatabad Fort, originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.It was the capital of the Yadavas (9th century – 14th century CE), for a brief time the capital of the Delhi Sultanate (1327–1334), and later a secondary capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1499–1636).