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List of sultans of Delhi

Sultans of Delhi were the rulers of the Muslim empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the subcontinent during the period of Medieval India, for 320 years (1206–1526).[1][2] Following the conquest of South Asia by the Ghurids, five unrelated heterogeneous dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414),[3] the Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory in modern-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.[4]

Sultan of Delhi
State
Coin of last Sultan Ibrahim Khan Lodi
Details
Style
First monarchQutb ud-Din Aibak
Last monarchIbrahim Khan Lodi
Formation1206
Abolition1526
(Total 320 years)
Residence
AppointerHereditary

This list contains the rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order.[5]

Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290) edit

S/N Name of ruler Birth Date Death Date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
1 Qutbuddin Aibak 1150 14 November 1210 25 June 1206 14 November 1210
2 Aram Shah unknown June 1211 December 1210 June 1211 Son of Aibak
3 Iltutmish unknown 30 April 1236 June 1211 30 April 1236 Son-in-law of Aibak
4 Ruknuddin Firuz (Firuz I) unknown 19 November 1236 April/May 1236 November 1236 Son of Iltutmish
5 Razia Sultan unknown 15 October 1240 November 1236 20 April 1240 Daughter of Iltutmish
6 Muiz ud din Bahram 9 July 1212 15 May 1242 May 1240 15 May 1242 Son of Iltutmish
7 Ala-ud-Din Masud Shah unknown 10 June 1246 May 1242 10 June 1246 Son of Ruknuddin Firuz
8 Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (Mahmud I) 1229 or 1230 18 February 1266 10 June 1246 18 February 1266 Grandson of Iltutmish
9 Ghiyas ud din Balban 1216 1287 February 1266 1287 Turkish noble in the court of Iltutmish
10 Muiz ud din Qaiqabad 1269 1 February 1290 1287 1 February 1290 Grandson of Balban
11 Shamsuddin Kayumars 1285/1287 13 June 1290 1 February 1290 13 June 1290 Son of Qaiqabad

Khalji/Khilji dynasty (1290–1320) edit

S/N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
12 Jalal-ud-din Khalji (Firuz II) 1220 19 July 1296 13 June 1290 19 July 1296
Ruknuddin Ibrahim unknown after 1296 July 1296 November 1296 Son of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. He ruled for a short time, not always indicating his names on the lists.
13 Alauddin Khalji c. 1266 4 January 1316 November 1296 4 January 1316 Nephew of Jalal-ud-din Khalji
14 Shihabuddin Omar 1310 or 1311 April 1316 5 January 1316 April 1316 Son of Alauddin Khalji
15 Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah 1299 9 July 1320 14 April 1316 1 May 1320 Son of Alauddin Khalji

Outside of the dynasties (1320) edit

S/N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
16 Khusrau Khan unknown 1320 10 July 1320 5 September 1320 He ruled for a short time, not founding a dynasty.

Tughluq dynasty (1320–1414) edit

S/N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
17 Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (Tughluq I) unknown 1 February 1325 8 September 1320 1 February 1325
18 Muhammad bin Tughluq (Muhammad II) c. 1290 20 March 1351 1 February 1325 20 March 1351 Son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
19 Firuz Shah Tughlaq (Firuz III) 1309 20 September 1388 23 March 1351 20 September 1388 Son-in-law of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
20 Tughluq Khan (Tughluq II) unknown 14 March 1389 20 September 1388 14 March 1389 Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq
21 Abu Bakr Shah unknown after 1390 15 March 1389 August 1390 Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq
22 Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III (Muhammad III) unknown 20 January 1394 31 August 1390 20 January 1394 Son of Firuz Shah Tughlaq
23 Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah unknown 8 March 1394 22 January 1394 8 March 1394 Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
24 Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughluq unknown February 1413 March 1394 February 1413 Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq unknown 1398 or 1399 January 1395 1398 or 1399 Brother of Tughluq Khan. Mahmud Shah's anti-king, claimant to the throne, sub-ruler.

Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451) edit

S/N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
25 Khizr Khan unknown 20 May 1421 28 May 1414 20 May 1421
26 Mubarak Shah unknown 19 February 1434 21 May 1421 19 February 1434 Son of Khizr Khan
27 Muhammad Shah (Muhammad IV) unknown January 1445 February 1434 January 1445 Grandson of Khizr Khan
28 Alam Shah unknown July 1478 January 1445 19 April 1451 Son of Muhammad Shah

Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) edit

S/N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
29 Bahlul Lodi 1420 12 July 1489 19 April 1451 12 July 1489
30 Sikandar Lodi (Sikandar II) 17 July 1458 21 November 1517 17 July 1489 21 November 1517 Son of Bahlul Lodi
31 Ibrahim Lodi 1480 21 April 1526 November 1517 21 April 1526 Son of Sikandar Lodi

Family trees edit

Mamluk dynasty (1206-1290) edit

Mamluk dynasty
Qutb ud-Din
Aibak

(1)
r. 1206-1210
Aram Shah
(2)
r. 1210-1211
Shams ud-Din
Iltutmish

(3)
r. 1211-1236
Rukn ud-Din
Firuz

(4)
r. 1236
Razia
Sultana

(5)
r. 1236-1240
Muiz ud-Din
Bahram

(6)
r. 1240-1242
Nasir ud-Din
Mahmud

(8)
r. 1246-1266
Ala ud-Din
Masud

(7)
r. 1242-1246
Ghiyath ud-Din
Balban

(9)
r. 1266-1286
Nasir ud-Din
Bughra Khan
Muiz ud-Din
Qaiqabad

(10)
r. 1287-1290
Shams ud-Din
Kayumars

(11)
r. 1290

Khalji/Khilji dynasty (1290-1320) edit

Khalji dynasty
Yughrush
Jalal ud-Din
Khalji

(12)
r. 1290-1296
Shihab ud-Din
Mas'ud
Ala ud-Din
Khalji

(13)
r. 1296-1316
Shihab ud-Din
Omar

(14)
r. 1316
Qutb ud-Din
Mubarak

(15)
r. 1316-1320
Khusrau
Khan

(16)
r. 1320

Tughluq dynasty (1320-1413) edit

Tughluq dynasty
Ghiyath al-Din
Tughluq I

(17)
r. 1320-1325
Malik Rajab
Muhammad
bin Tughluq

(18)
r. 1325-1351
Firuz Shah
Tughlaq

(19)
r. 1351-1388
Fateh KhanZafar KhanNasir ud-Din
Muhammad

(22)
r. 1390-1394
Ghiyath ud-Din
Tughluq II

(20)
r. 1388-1389
Abu Bakr
Shah

(21)
r. 1389-1390
Ala ud-Din
Sikandar

(23)
r. 1394
Nasir ud-Din
Mahmud

(24)
r. 1394-1413

Sayyid dynasty (1414-1451) edit

Sayyid dynasty
Khizr Khan
(25)
r. 1414-1421
Mubarak
Shah

(26)
r. 1421-1434
Farid Khan
Muhammad
Shah

(27)
r. 1434-1445
Ala ud-Din
Alam Shah

(28)
r. 1445-1451

Lodi dynasty (1451-1526) edit

Lodi dynasty
Bahlul
Khan Lodi

(29)
r. 1451-1489
Sikandar
Khan Lodi

(30)
r. 1489-1517
Ibrahim
Khan Lodi

(31)
r. 1517-1526

Sources edit

  • Dynastic Chart, [1] The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, p. 368.
  • "Sayyid dynasty". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  • Lodī dynasty - Encyclopædia Britannica
  • City List – Delhi Sultanate Rulers, First to Last
  • The Delhi Sultanate : How Many Lists of Dynasties and Rulers Delhi Sultanate?

References edit

  1. ^ Delhi Sultanate, Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^ A. Schimmel, Islam in the Indian Subcontinent, Leiden, 1980
  3. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 68–102. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  4. ^ Chapman, Graham. "Religious vs. regional determinism: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh as inheritors of empire." Shared space: Divided space. Essays on conflict and territorial organization (1990): 106-134.
  5. ^ "سلاطین دہلی - وجود". www.wujood.com (in Urdu). Retrieved 13 November 2023.

Other literature edit

  • Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

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Sultans of Delhi were the rulers of the Muslim empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the subcontinent during the period of Medieval India for 320 years 1206 1526 1 2 Following the conquest of South Asia by the Ghurids five unrelated heterogeneous dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially the Mamluk dynasty 1206 1290 the Khalji dynasty 1290 1320 the Tughlaq dynasty 1320 1414 3 the Sayyid dynasty 1414 1451 and the Lodi dynasty 1451 1526 It covered large swaths of territory in modern day India Pakistan and Bangladesh 4 Sultan of DelhiStateCoin of last Sultan Ibrahim Khan LodiDetailsStyleSultan Sultan of Sultans Shah Ghazi Khan Sikander MalikFirst monarchQutb ud Din AibakLast monarchIbrahim Khan LodiFormation1206Abolition1526 Total 320 years ResidenceLahore 1206 1210 Badayun 1210 1214 Delhi 1214 1327 Daulatabad 1327 1334 Delhi 1334 1506 Agra 1506 1526 AppointerHereditaryThis list contains the rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order 5 Contents 1 Mamluk dynasty 1206 1290 2 Khalji Khilji dynasty 1290 1320 2 1 Outside of the dynasties 1320 3 Tughluq dynasty 1320 1414 4 Sayyid dynasty 1414 1451 5 Lodi dynasty 1451 1526 6 Family trees 6 1 Mamluk dynasty 1206 1290 6 2 Khalji Khilji dynasty 1290 1320 6 3 Tughluq dynasty 1320 1413 6 4 Sayyid dynasty 1414 1451 6 5 Lodi dynasty 1451 1526 7 Sources 7 1 References 8 Other literatureMamluk dynasty 1206 1290 editFurther information Mamluk dynasty Delhi S N Name of ruler Birth Date Death Date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes1 Qutbuddin Aibak 1150 14 November 1210 25 June 1206 14 November 12102 Aram Shah unknown June 1211 December 1210 June 1211 Son of Aibak3 Iltutmish unknown 30 April 1236 June 1211 30 April 1236 Son in law of Aibak4 Ruknuddin Firuz Firuz I unknown 19 November 1236 April May 1236 November 1236 Son of Iltutmish5 Razia Sultan unknown 15 October 1240 November 1236 20 April 1240 Daughter of Iltutmish6 Muiz ud din Bahram 9 July 1212 15 May 1242 May 1240 15 May 1242 Son of Iltutmish7 Ala ud Din Masud Shah unknown 10 June 1246 May 1242 10 June 1246 Son of Ruknuddin Firuz8 Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Mahmud I 1229 or 1230 18 February 1266 10 June 1246 18 February 1266 Grandson of Iltutmish9 Ghiyas ud din Balban 1216 1287 February 1266 1287 Turkish noble in the court of Iltutmish10 Muiz ud din Qaiqabad 1269 1 February 1290 1287 1 February 1290 Grandson of Balban11 Shamsuddin Kayumars 1285 1287 13 June 1290 1 February 1290 13 June 1290 Son of QaiqabadKhalji Khilji dynasty 1290 1320 editFurther information Khalji dynasty S N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes12 Jalal ud din Khalji Firuz II 1220 19 July 1296 13 June 1290 19 July 1296 Ruknuddin Ibrahim unknown after 1296 July 1296 November 1296 Son of Jalal ud din Khalji He ruled for a short time not always indicating his names on the lists 13 Alauddin Khalji c 1266 4 January 1316 November 1296 4 January 1316 Nephew of Jalal ud din Khalji14 Shihabuddin Omar 1310 or 1311 April 1316 5 January 1316 April 1316 Son of Alauddin Khalji15 Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah 1299 9 July 1320 14 April 1316 1 May 1320 Son of Alauddin KhaljiOutside of the dynasties 1320 edit S N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes16 Khusrau Khan unknown 1320 10 July 1320 5 September 1320 He ruled for a short time not founding a dynasty Tughluq dynasty 1320 1414 editFurther information Tughluq dynasty S N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes17 Ghiyath al Din Tughluq Tughluq I unknown 1 February 1325 8 September 1320 1 February 132518 Muhammad bin Tughluq Muhammad II c 1290 20 March 1351 1 February 1325 20 March 1351 Son of Ghiyath al Din Tughluq19 Firuz Shah Tughlaq Firuz III 1309 20 September 1388 23 March 1351 20 September 1388 Son in law of Ghiyath al Din Tughluq20 Tughluq Khan Tughluq II unknown 14 March 1389 20 September 1388 14 March 1389 Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq21 Abu Bakr Shah unknown after 1390 15 March 1389 August 1390 Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq22 Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III Muhammad III unknown 20 January 1394 31 August 1390 20 January 1394 Son of Firuz Shah Tughlaq23 Ala ud din Sikandar Shah unknown 8 March 1394 22 January 1394 8 March 1394 Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III24 Nasir ud din Mahmud Shah Tughluq unknown February 1413 March 1394 February 1413 Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III Nasir ud din Nusrat Shah Tughluq unknown 1398 or 1399 January 1395 1398 or 1399 Brother of Tughluq Khan Mahmud Shah s anti king claimant to the throne sub ruler Sayyid dynasty 1414 1451 editFurther information Sayyid dynasty S N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes25 Khizr Khan unknown 20 May 1421 28 May 1414 20 May 142126 Mubarak Shah unknown 19 February 1434 21 May 1421 19 February 1434 Son of Khizr Khan27 Muhammad Shah Muhammad IV unknown January 1445 February 1434 January 1445 Grandson of Khizr Khan28 Alam Shah unknown July 1478 January 1445 19 April 1451 Son of Muhammad ShahLodi dynasty 1451 1526 editFurther information Lodi dynasty S N Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes29 Bahlul Lodi 1420 12 July 1489 19 April 1451 12 July 148930 Sikandar Lodi Sikandar II 17 July 1458 21 November 1517 17 July 1489 21 November 1517 Son of Bahlul Lodi31 Ibrahim Lodi 1480 21 April 1526 November 1517 21 April 1526 Son of Sikandar LodiFamily trees editMamluk dynasty 1206 1290 edit Mamluk dynastyQutb ud DinAibak 1 r 1206 1210Aram Shah 2 r 1210 1211Shams ud DinIltutmish 3 r 1211 1236Rukn ud DinFiruz 4 r 1236RaziaSultana 5 r 1236 1240Muiz ud DinBahram 6 r 1240 1242Nasir ud DinMahmud 8 r 1246 1266Ala ud DinMasud 7 r 1242 1246Ghiyath ud DinBalban 9 r 1266 1286Nasir ud DinBughra KhanMuiz ud DinQaiqabad 10 r 1287 1290Shams ud DinKayumars 11 r 1290Khalji Khilji dynasty 1290 1320 edit Khalji dynastyYughrushJalal ud DinKhalji 12 r 1290 1296Shihab ud DinMas udAla ud DinKhalji 13 r 1296 1316Shihab ud DinOmar 14 r 1316Qutb ud DinMubarak 15 r 1316 1320KhusrauKhan 16 r 1320Tughluq dynasty 1320 1413 edit Tughluq dynastyGhiyath al DinTughluq I 17 r 1320 1325Malik RajabMuhammadbin Tughluq 18 r 1325 1351Firuz ShahTughlaq 19 r 1351 1388Fateh KhanZafar KhanNasir ud DinMuhammad 22 r 1390 1394Ghiyath ud DinTughluq II 20 r 1388 1389Abu BakrShah 21 r 1389 1390Ala ud DinSikandar 23 r 1394Nasir ud DinMahmud 24 r 1394 1413Sayyid dynasty 1414 1451 edit Sayyid dynastyKhizr Khan 25 r 1414 1421MubarakShah 26 r 1421 1434Farid KhanMuhammadShah 27 r 1434 1445Ala ud DinAlam Shah 28 r 1445 1451Lodi dynasty 1451 1526 edit Lodi dynastyBahlulKhan Lodi 29 r 1451 1489SikandarKhan Lodi 30 r 1489 1517IbrahimKhan Lodi 31 r 1517 1526Sources editDynastic Chart 1 The Imperial Gazetteer of India v 2 p 368 Sayyid dynasty Encyclopedia Britannica Lodi dynasty Encyclopaedia Britannica City List Delhi Sultanate Rulers First to Last The Delhi Sultanate How Many Lists of Dynasties and Rulers Delhi Sultanate References edit Delhi Sultanate Encyclopaedia Britannica A Schimmel Islam in the Indian Subcontinent Leiden 1980 Sen Sailendra 2013 A Textbook of Medieval Indian History Primus Books pp 68 102 ISBN 978 9 38060 734 4 Chapman Graham Religious vs regional determinism India Pakistan and Bangladesh as inheritors of empire Shared space Divided space Essays on conflict and territorial organization 1990 106 134 سلاطین دہلی وجود www wujood com in Urdu Retrieved 13 November 2023 Other literature editSen Sailendra 2013 A Textbook of Medieval Indian History Primus Books ISBN 978 9 38060 734 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of sultans of Delhi amp oldid 1192418188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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