Ghulam dynasty of Delhi

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The Ghulam dynasty of Delhi, also known as the Mamluk dynasty, was the first of the Delhi Sultanate’s ruling houses, founded in the 13th century by former Turkic slave-soldiers who established Muslim rule in northern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Delhi Sultanate dynasty ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
Slave dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
capital Delhi ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
dynasticType Mamluk dynasty ⓘ
endTime 1290 ⓘ
established Muslim rule in northern India ⓘ
ethnicComposition Turkic ⓘ
followedBy Khalji dynasty ⓘ
foundedBy Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ
foundingYear 1206 ⓘ
governmentForm sultanate ⓘ
historicalEra Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalSignificance early expansion of Muslim rule in North India ⓘ
first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Persian ⓘ
legitimacyBasis Islamic authority ⓘ
military power ⓘ
locatedIn Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
militaryBasis Turkic slave-soldier elite ⓘ
notableRuler Ghiyas ud din Balban ⓘ
Iltutmish ⓘ
Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ
Razia Sultan ⓘ
linked to: Razia Sultana
originOfRulers former Turkic slave-soldiers ⓘ
partOf Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy ⓘ
powerCenter Delhi ⓘ
precededBy Ghurid Empire ⓘ
regionRuled Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
Northern India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
significantConstruction Qutb Minar complex (patronage) ⓘ
significantEvent consolidation of Delhi as political center in North India ⓘ
startTime 1206 ⓘ
usedTitle Sultan of Delhi ⓘ

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Mamluk dynasty of Delhi → alsoKnownAs → Ghulam dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
Aram Shah → successorState → Delhi Sultanate under Iltutmish ⓘ
linked to: Ghulam dynasty of Delhi