Mamluk dynasty of Delhi

Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was a state in Gangetic plain and Nepal (South Asia) that lasted from 1206 to 1290 CE, about 84 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Founded by Qutb ud-Din Aibak, a slave general of Muhammad of Ghor. Iltutmish secured the sultanate, his daughter Razia ruled in her own name, and Balban fended off the Mongols.

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Facts

Dates

1206 to 1290 CE

Duration

84 years

Type

State

Region

Gangetic plain and Nepal, South Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Delhi

Came from

• Ghurid dynasty 1148 to 1215 CE

Became

• Khalji dynasty 1290 to 1320 CE

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Hoysala Empire c. 1026 to 1343 CE
• Kakatiya dynasty 1163 to 1323 CE
• Seuna Yadava dynasty 1187 to 1317 CE
• Pandya dynasty (second empire) c. 1216 to 1345 CE
• Ghurid dynasty 1148 to 1215 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE
• Kingdom of Manipur c. 1110 to 1949 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa

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