Gk delhi sultanate timeline

Afghans and The Sultanate of Delhi

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  • Period: 1290 to 1390

    The Khilji Dynasty

    The Delhi Sultanate passed from the Turks to the Afghans when the Khiljis took over. The Khiljis were said to be Turks who had settled in Afghanistan. The Dynasty was founded by Jalaluddin Khilji in 1290. They covered large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
  • Period: 1290 to 1296

    Jalaluddin Khilji

    Jalaluddin Khilji was the founder and the first Sultan of the Khilji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1290 to 1320. He was a member of the Khalaj tribe. He repulsed a Mongol invasion, and allowed many Mongols to settle in India after their conversion to Islam.
  • Period: 1296 to 1316

    Alauddin Khilji

    Jalauddin Had barely ruled for 6 year when his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin Khilji killed him. Alauddin made his army stronger for extending and defending his kingdom. He controlled the prices of food items, the taxes were fixed and the policy of of land grants to nobles was revised (in this way he could control the power of nobles. Though not educated himself, he encouraged education by setting up educational institutions and supporting scholars and saints.
  • Period: 1316 to 1320

    Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji

    After Alauddin's death, Mubarak Shah was imprisoned by Malik Kafur, who appointed his younger brother Shihabuddin Omar as a puppet monarch. After Malik Kafur's murder, Mubarak Shah became the regent. Soon after, he blinded his brother, and usurped the power - hence becoming the Sultan. He curbed a rebellion in Gujarat, recaptured Devagiri, and successfully besieged Warangal to extract a tribute.
  • Period: 1320 to 1414

    The Tughlaq Dynasty

    When the Khilji Sultans became weak the Governor of Punjab, Ghazi Malik took the throne of Delhi under the title of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, with the consent of the nobles.
  • Period: 1320 to 1324

    Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq

    Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq, or Ghazi Malik was the founder of the Tughluq dynasty in India, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1320 to 1325. He founded the city of Tughlaqabad. His policy was harsh against Mongols. He had fought various campaigns against the Mongols defeating them in 1305 at the Battle of Amroha. built a stable administration dominated by Multanis, which reflects his native power base of Dipalpur and Punjab, and the means that he used to take power.
  • Period: 1325 to 1351

    Muhammad Tughlaq

    Muhammad Tughlaq was a remarkably intelligent scholar who had mastered logic, philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, physical science and many languages. he was also a writer, poet and a calligraphist. He extended his boundaries further across the subcontinent. He had ideas beyond his time; he issued token currency in copper.
  • Period: 1351 to 1388

    Firoz Shah Tughlaq

    Firoz Shah ascended the throne after the death of his cousin Muhammad-bin Tughlaq. Firoz was different from his predecessor when it came to ruling. He forget about conquering new areas, he did not even try to claim the areas which were split away. Many regions took autonomy while he was in power. He built schools, hospitals, river canals, reservoirs, rest houses among other things. He also repaired the Qutub Minar which had been damaged by an earthquake.
  • Period: 1388 to 1413

    Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq Shah / Abu Bakr Shah / Muhammad Shah / Mahmud Tughlaq / Nusrat Shah

    These small leaders made the kingdom prosperous. Sadly, they didn't last for long and we don't know much about them like what they did, how many year did they rule the kingdom.