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The Sultan of Delhi was the absolute monarch of the Delhi Sultanate which stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent during the period of medieval era, for 320 years (1206–1526).
Qutb al-Din Aibak, a former slave of Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori, was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Aibak was of Turkic Cuman-Kipchak origin, and due to his lineage, his dynasty is known as the Mamluk dynasty. [56] Aibak reigned as the Sultan of Delhi for four years, from 1206 to 1210.
Raziyyat-Ud-Dunya Wa Ud-Din (Persian: سلطان رضیه الدنیا والدین; c. 1205 – 15 October 1240, r. 1236–1240), popularly known as Razia Sultana, was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
From 1206, Delhi became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under the Slave Dynasty. The first Sultan of Delhi, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, was a former slave who rose through the ranks to become a general, a governor and then Sultan of Delhi. Qutb-ud-din started the construction of the Qutub Minar, a recognisable symbol of Delhi, to commemorate his ...
The Delhi Sultanate was the first of the two major Islamic empires which was based in mainland India between 1206 and 1526. It emerged after the disintegration of the Ghurid empire in 1206. During the last quarter of the 12th century, Muhammad of Ghor invaded the Indo-Gangetic plain , conquering in succession Ghazni , Multan , Lahore , and Delhi .
Seal of the Mughal Empire. Emperor of Hindustan sometimes also translated as Emperor of India, [Note 1] is the usual rendering in English of the imperial title used firstly by the Delhi Sultanate [1] and then their successors the Mughal Empire [2] [3] It signified their sovereignity over Northern India and later much of the Indian subcontinent.
Soon after the Ghurid king's death, Qutb al-Din became the first ruler of the independent Delhi Sultanate, and issued a firman towards this objective. [ 2 ] Nizami thus started compiling his Persian language Tajul-Ma'asir , the first official history of the Delhi Sultanate. [ 3 ]
The Delhi Sultanate refers to 5 Muslim Kingdoms which were based mostly in Delhi for 320 years. They are: 1206–1290 – Early Turkish Rulers / Slave Dynasty or Mamluk Dynasty Qutb-ud-din Aibak becomes first Sultan of Delhi in 1206. Delhi is the capital. 1290–1320 – Khalji Dynasty Jalal-ud-din becomes first sultan of Khalji Dynasty in 1290