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Delhi Sultanate

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. The sultanate was established in 1206 in the former Ghurid territories in India. Its history is generally divided into five periods: Mamluk (1206–1290), Khalji…

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1250
1,300,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi)
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1,500,000 km2 (580,000 sq mi)
1312
3,200,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi)
1350
2,800,000 km2 (1,100,000 sq mi)
Capital
Lahore (1206–1210) · Badayun (1210–1214) · Delhi (1214–1327; 1334–1506) · Daulatabad (1327–1334) · Agra (1506–1526)
Currency
Taka

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related to Further reading · 59
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related to Political system · 34
Delhi Sultanate → Abdul Malik Isami, Accordingly, Cast, Delhi, Firuz Shah, For, Ghaznavid, Ghurid, Haryana, Hindu, Hindus, India, Islamic, It, Mahmud Ghaznavi, Medieval, Mongol, Musalman, Muslim, Muslims
related to Desecration · 33
Delhi Sultanate → Abu'l-Fazl, Akbar's, Bidar, Buddhist, Buddhists, Deccan, Delhi, Delhi Sultans, For, Ghazni, He, Hindu, Hindus, Historian Richard Eaton, In, India, Indian, Jain, Jains, Khanapur
related to background · 22
Delhi Sultanate → Afghanistan, Asia, Asian, Central Asia, Central Asian, Egypt, India, Indian, Islamic, Islamic Caliphate, Islamicized, Like, Mamluk Sultanates, Mamluks, Many, Middle East, Muslim, Soon, The, Turkic
see also · 20
Delhi Sultanate → Afghan Emperor, Afghan Sultan, Bahlol Lodi, Destruction, Enclosured Tomb, HindustanIconoclasm, Historic Monument, India, IndiaTurkish, Islam, Lodi's Tomb, Medieval Indian, Overview, Persian, Persianate, Series, Slavery, Society, South Asia, Turkic
related to Architecture · 18
Delhi Sultanate → Both, Central Asian, Delhi, Din Aibak, Ghor, Hindu, India, Indian, Iranian, Islamic, Jain, Like, Muhammad, Muslim, Qutb, Qutb Minar, The, The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
related to Culture · 18
Delhi Sultanate → Amir Khusrau, CE, Central Asia, Hindavi, Hindustani, India, Indian, Islam, Islamic, Middle Indo-Aryan, Muslim, Muslims, North India, The, The Hindustani, They, This, While
related to Military · 17
Delhi Sultanate → China, Delhi, Europe, Ghor, India, Indian, Mongol, Mongol Empire, Mongol Empire's, Muhammad, Persia, South Asian, The, Turco-Afghani, Turkic Mamluk, Wajih, Were
related to Name · 16
Delhi Sultanate → Although, Delhi, Empire, Hind, Hindustan, Ibn Battuta, It, Mamalik-i-Delhi, Mamalik-i-Hindustan, Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani, Muhammad, Persian, Sind, The Delhi Sultanate, Tughlaq, Ziauddin Barani
related to Cities · 14
Delhi Sultanate → According, Ahmedabad, Anhilvad, Ashapalli, Gujarat, Jain, Jinaprabha Suri, Nusrat Khan's, Patan, Surat, This, Vanthali, While, Ziauddin Barani

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Delhi Sultanate12501,300,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate13001,500,000 km2 (580,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate13123,200,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate13502,800,000 km2 (1,100,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateCapitalLahore (1206–1210)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateCapitalBadayun (1210–1214)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateCapitalDelhi (1214–1327; 1334–1506)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateCapitalDaulatabad (1327–1334)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateCapitalAgra (1506–1526)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateCurrencyTaka1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateGovernmentAbsolute monarchy1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateHistorical eraMedieval India1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateLegislatureCorps of Forty (1211–1266)1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateOfficial languagesHindustani1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateOfficial languagesPersian1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateReligionSunni Islam (state religion) Hinduism (majority) Jainism Buddhism Christianity Sikhism Zoroastrianism1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateStatusSultanate1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateToday part ofIndia1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateToday part ofPakistan1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateToday part ofBangladesh1.00infobox
Delhi SultanateToday part ofNepal1.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• 1206–1210Qutb ud-Din Aibak (first)1.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• 1500 estimate101,000,0001.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• 1517–1526Ibrahim Khan Lodi (last)1.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• Battle of Lahrawat6 September 13201.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• Battle of Panipat21 April 15261.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• Independence25 June 12061.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• Khalji Revolution1 February – 13 June 12901.00infobox
Delhi Sultanate• Sack of Delhi17–20 December 13981.00infobox

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