Gobindgarh

Gobindgarh

Public School

Public School

Made by :- Nikhil Jindal of 7th ‘i’

Submitted to :- Mrs. Sukhjit Kaushal

THE DELHI SULTANATE.

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CONTENTS--

Dynasties which ruled over Delhi.Slave dynasty.Khilji dynasty.Tughlaq dynasty.Khilji dynasty.Lodi dynasty.

After the death of Mohammed Ghor in 1206 AD; his Indian Empire passed onto the hands of his viceroy Qutub-ud din-Aibek as he had no successors. He later became the founder of the slave dynasty. The Delhi Sultanate was established by Qutub-ud-din-Aibek in 1206AD. Altogether five dynasties from 1206 to1526AD formed Delhi Sultanate. Expansion

of Delhi Sultanate.

Mohammed Ghori had left the task of administering his Indian conquest to Qutub-ud-din-Aibek, his slave & governor of Indian provinces. After the death of Mohammed Ghori, he declared himself the sultan of Hindustan. He ruled for 4 yrs, later he was succeeded by Iltutmish. In turn he was succeeded by Razia begum who was killed in a battle. There were a number of sturcutures built during Slave dynasty like Quuwat ul Islam Mosque, Alai Minar , Tomb Of Iltum

SLAVE DYNASTY

• It was a mosque built by Qutbbudin Aibak.

• The mosque’s open courtyard, colonnades, and qibla wall were built from the pillars and ceilings.

• The construction of Qutub Minar was started by Qutbbudin Aibak and completed by IIlltumish.

Jalaluddin Khilji established Khilji dynasty. The founder of Turkish dynasty, Jalaluddin Khilji was seventy when he ascended the throne. He defeated the descendants of Balban, being victorious came to power. He was kind hearted, mild and had faith in nature. Alauddin-khilji ascended the throne after killing his uncle and father-in-law, Jalaluddin-Khilji.

KHILJI DYNASTY

• It was constructed by Allaudin Khilji in 1311AD.

• It is the main gate to the Quwwat ul Islam Mosque

TUGHLAQ DYNASTY Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq defeated &killed the last ruler of Khilji dynasty & became the ruler of Delhi in 1320AD. He was succeeded by his son Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq. He ruled from 1325 to 1351 AD. He was a good calligraphist, scholar, writer & an orator. Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a powerful ruler after Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. He built a new capital at Delhi & named it Firozabad. He founded the cities of Hissar & Fatehabad . After the death of Firoz Shah Tughlaq the Delhi sultanate gradually declined.

• It was constructed by Firuz Shah Tughlaq.

• His tomb is in the middle of a madrasa he commissioned, overlooking a tank of water known as Hauz Khas.

Khizr Khan established the Sayyid dynasty. He was said to be the ablest ruler, in 1398 he joined forces with Timur; Khijr Khan was appointed by Timur lame before leaving Delhi. The rulers of this dynasty were Khizr Khan, Mubarak Shah, Muhammad Shah and Ala- ud-din Alam Shah. The last ruler of the dynasty surrendered the throne of Delhi to Bahlol Lodhi, who was at that time the governor of Sind and Lahore.

sayyid DYNASTY

Bahlul Khan Lodi was an Afghan noble who was a great soldier. When Alam Shah voluntarily abdicated the throne to him, Bahlul Khan seized the throne on April 19, 1451 with the support of his minister Hamid Khan. He was the first Afghan ruler of Delhi. Bahlul Khan extended his territories over Gwalior, Jaunpur and upper Uttar Pradesh. He appointed his eldest son Barbak Shah as viceroy of Jaunpur in 1486. Nizam Shah succeeded Bahlal Khan Lodi under the title Sikander Shah.

lodi DYNASTY

Music also flourished during the Sultanate. The Indian classical work ‘raagdarpan’ was translated into Persian during the reign of Feroz Tughlaq. Bhakti and Sufi saints gave aboost to music. Through their singing, they popularized a new style of the chorus singing called ‘qawwali’. Amir Khusru introduced many new ragas such as ghora and sanam.