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Delhi - the resilient city
Delhi 1200 - 1300
The
thirteenth century saw the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate,
which lasted from 1206 to 1526. Delhi came to be ruled by Sultans
from the time Mohammad Ghor left one of his slaves in charge of
Delhi in late 12th century until 1526 when Babar defeated
the last of Lodhis in the battle of Panipat, near Delhi. During this
period five dynasties ruled Delhi 1206 - Qutab ud din Aibak proclaimed himself Sultan
of Delhi, on Mohammad Ghor’s death. 1211 - Aibak died playing polo and his son-in-law
Shams ud din Iltutmish became Sultan of Delhi. He built the mausoleum of
Saint Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki and also built Shamsi Talab, the site
where the Sultan saw the footprints of the Holy Prophet’s horse Buraq. 1220 – the fourth storey of Qutub Minar completed 1235 – Iltutmish completed work on his tomb
within the Qutab Minar complex. 1236 – Iltutmish died. His daughter, Razia
Sultana, ruled Delhi for three and a half years. 1265 – Ghiasuddin Balban ascended the throne of
Delhi. Ruled for 22 years. Apart from Sanskrit and Hindi, Turki, Arabic and
Persian languages introduced. 1287 – Balban died grieving for his son, who was
killed fighting the Mongols. Many claimants to the throne. 1290 - Jalauddin Firoze, an old man, of the tribe
of Khiljis, came to the throne of Delhi. 1296 - Jalaluddin Firoze Khilji murdered by his
nephew Alauddin Khilji who was also his son-in-law. Alauddin Khilji became Sultan of Delhi. |
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