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