Tughlaq dynasty

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The Tughlaq dynasty was a medieval Muslim ruling family that governed much of the Indian subcontinent from Delhi in the 14th century, noted for ambitious but often unstable administrative and architectural projects.

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Tughlaq dynasty canonical 29
Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi 1
Tughlaq period 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim dynasty
dynasty
medieval Indian dynasty
ruling family
architecturalStyle Tughlaq architecture
capital Delhi
capitalMovedFrom Delhi
capitalMovedTo Daulatabad
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
conflict rebellions in Bengal
rebellions in Deccan
country Delhi Sultanate
currencyReformBy Muhammad bin Tughlaq
declineCause internal revolts
regional fragmentation
weak later rulers
endTime 1414
ethnicOrigin Turkic
firstRuler Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
followedBy Sayyid dynasty
follows Khalji dynasty
founder Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
governmentForm sultanate
knownFor ambitious administrative reforms
canal construction
experiments with token currency
fortified city building
frequent capital relocations
large-scale architectural projects
taxation reforms
languageUsed Arabic
Hindavi
Persian
linked to: Persian language
lastRuler Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
majorConstruction Adilabad Fort
Firoz Shah Kotla
Hauz Khas complex
Jahanpanah city
Tughlaqabad Fort
fortifications of Delhi
namedAfter Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
notableRuler Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
partOf Delhi Sultanate
period 14th century
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Islam
startTime 1320
territoryIncludes Bengal
Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Delhi
Gujarat
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sindh
Uttar Pradesh region
linked to: Uttar Pradesh

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Delhi Sultanate hasPart Tughlaq dynasty
tanka circulatedUnder Tughlaq dynasty
Mongol invasions of India opponent Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi
linked to: Tughlaq dynasty
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq dynastyFounded Tughlaq dynasty
Muhammad bin Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Firoz Shah Tughlaq dynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Khalji dynasty successor Tughlaq dynasty
Sayyid dynasty followed Tughlaq dynasty
Sayyid dynasty precededBy Tughlaq dynasty
Sayyid dynasty predecessorState Tughlaq dynasty
Kakatiya dynasty followedBy Tughlaq dynasty
Daulatabad Fort associatedDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Mehrauli associatedWithDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Sultan of Delhi dynastySequence Tughlaq dynasty
North Indian kingdoms hasPart Tughlaq dynasty
Adilabad Fort builtDuring Tughlaq dynasty
Adilabad Fort associatedDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Jahanpanah builtBy Tughlaq dynasty
subject linked to: Jahanpanah city
Jahanpanah rulingDynastyAtConstruction Tughlaq dynasty
subject linked to: Jahanpanah city
Jahanpanah associatedDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
subject linked to: Jahanpanah city
Khizr Khan dynasticSuccessorTo Tughlaq dynasty
Tughlaqabad Fort builtBy Tughlaq dynasty
Tughlaqabad Fort dynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Firoz Shah Kotla builderDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Firoz Shah Kotla era Tughlaq period
linked to: Tughlaq dynasty
Khusró Khān associatedDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
Muhammad Shah predecessorDynasty Tughlaq dynasty