Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power and initiating major architectural and administrative projects.

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instanceOf 14th-century monarch
Muslim ruler
Sultan of Delhi
founder of a dynasty
historical figure
allegedAssassinationBy Muhammad bin Tughlaq
alsoKnownAs Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq Shah
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
associatedWithCity Tughlaqabad
linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort
built Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq’s tomb
Tughlaqabad Fort
capital Delhi
conductedCampaignsAgainst Mongol incursions
conductedCampaignsIn Bengal
Punjab
deathCause collapse of a wooden pavilion
deathCircumstances died when a pavilion collapsed during a reception for his son
deathPlace near Delhi
deathYear 1325
dynastyFounded Tughlaq dynasty
era 14th century
ethnicBackground Turkic
fatherOf Muhammad bin Tughlaq
fullName Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
knownFor administrative reforms
architectural projects in Delhi
consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power
founding the Tughlaq dynasty
military campaigns in northern India
legacy established a more defensive, austere architectural style in Delhi
laid foundations for later Tughlaq rulers’ expansion
maternalAncestry possibly Jat or Hindu mother (disputed)
policy emphasis on justice and public order
fiscal reorganization of the Sultanate
restoration of order after Khalji turmoil
predecessor Khusró Khān
predecessorDynasty Khalji dynasty
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
reignEnd 1325
reignStart 1320
religion Islam
roseToPowerAs military commander under the Khaljis
ruledOver Delhi Sultanate
seizedPowerBy overthrowing Khusró Khān
strengthened frontier defenses of the Delhi Sultanate
successor Muhammad bin Tughlaq
title Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din
Sultan

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Delhi Sultanate notableRuler Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Mongol invasions of India notableCommander Ghiyas ud din Tughlaq
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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq fullName Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq alsoKnownAs Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq alsoKnownAs Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq Shah
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq predecessor Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq father Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaq dynasty founder Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaq dynasty firstRuler Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaq dynasty namedAfter Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaq dynasty notableRuler Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Habshi dynasty usedHonorific Ghiyasuddin
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Adilabad Fort builtBy Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Adilabad Fort associatedRuler Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din usedBy Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din titleHolder Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaqabad Fort builtBy Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaqabad Fort founder Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaqabad Fort namedAfter Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Tughlaqabad Fort associatedWith Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
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Khusró Khān successor Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Khusró Khān wasDeposedBy Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq