Ibrahim Lodhi
Ibrahim Lodhi After the death of Sikandar Shah, his eldest son Ibrahim was placed on the throne on 21st November 1517 with the unanimous consentRead More »Ibrahim Lodhi
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Sikandar Lodhi
Sikandar Lodhi Bahlol Lodhi was succeeded by his son Nizam Khan who took up the title of Sikandar Shah. There was some hesitation on theRead More »Sikandar Lodhi
Bahlul Lodhi
Bahlul Lodhi Bahlol Lodhi was the founding father of the Lodhi Dynasty. In 1419, Sultan Shah, his uncle was appointed the Governor of Sirhind byRead More »Bahlul Lodhi
Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah Muhammad Shah was a weak and incompetent ruler and quite unable to deal with the forces of disorder and rebellion. Various governors becameRead More »Muhammad Shah
Mubarak Shah
Mubarak Shah After the death of Khizar Khan, his son Mubarak Shah ascended the throne of Delhi. He ruled for about twelve years, from 1421Read More »Mubarak Shah
Khizr Khan
Khizr Khan On the death of Muhammad Tughluq, the throne of Delhi was occupied by Daulat Khan Lodhi, who governed the country for about twoRead More »Khizr Khan
Feroze Shah Tughluq
Feroze Shah Tughluq Firuz Tughlaq is the third influential king of the Tughlaq dynasty. He was the son of Rajab the youngest brother of Giyathud-ud-TughlaqRead More »Feroze Shah Tughluq
Muhammad Bin Tughluq
Muhammad Bin Tughluq Muhammad bin Tughlaq Shah generally called Muhammad Tughlaq, who ascended the throne after the death of his father has been a puzzleRead More »Muhammad Bin Tughluq
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq Ghiyath-ud-din Tughlaq was the founding father of the Tughlaq Dynasty. His father Malik Tughlaq was a Turkish slave of Ghiyath-ud-din Balban and hisRead More »Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Alauddin Khilji
Alauddin Khilji Alauddin Khalji was the nephew and son-in-law of Jalaluddin Khalji. After the downfall of the Malik Chajju and after being appointed the governorRead More »Alauddin Khilji
Jalaluddin Khilji
Jalaluddin Khilji Malik Feroz, the founding father of the Khalji dynasty, ascended the throne on 3rd June 1290 as Jalaluddin Khilji Firoz Shah. The KhaljisRead More »Jalaluddin Khilji
Ghaisuddin Balban
Ghaisuddin Balban Balban was an Ilbari Turk. His original name was Bahauddin. In his youth, he was imprisoned and sold as a slave in BaghdadRead More »Ghaisuddin Balban
Nasiruddin Mahmood
Nasiruddin Mahmood Nasiruddin Mahmud was the posthumous child of the eldest son of Iltutmish Shahzada Nasiruddin. Because of his extreme love for the eldest son,Read More »Nasiruddin Mahmood
Razia Sultana
Razia Sultana Razia the daughter of Iltutmish, succeeded her half-brother Rukhnuddin Firoz Shah because of the Sultan of Delhi. Her brother was lazy engaged inRead More »Razia Sultana
Shamsuddin Iltutmism
Shamsuddin Iltutmism Shamsuddin Iltutmish was a slave of Qutbuddin Aibak. Because of the good education and wide knowledge of the Islamic world, which he acquiredRead More »Shamsuddin Iltutmism
Qutbuddin Aibak
Qutbuddin Aibak Qutbuddin Aibak is known in history as the founding father of the slave dynasty and it’s believed that the dynasty derives its nameRead More »Qutbuddin Aibak