The Delhi Sultanat


  1. Who was the first real king of Delhi Sultanate?









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    Iltutmish (1210 - 1236) was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate. He was born in a noble family of the Ilbari tribe of Turkistan. Iltutmish was the son -in -law of Aibak. He rendered great service to the Islamic empire in India. He secured a letter of investiture from the Caliph of Baghdad in 1229 which bestowed him the title of Sultan of Hindustan.

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    Iltutmish (1210 - 1236) was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate. He was born in a noble family of the Ilbari tribe of Turkistan. Iltutmish was the son -in -law of Aibak. He rendered great service to the Islamic empire in India. He secured a letter of investiture from the Caliph of Baghdad in 1229 which bestowed him the title of Sultan of Hindustan.


  1. The Lodi dynasty was founded by









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    The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty that ruled parts of northern India and Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan, from 1451 to 1526. It was founded by Bahlol Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.

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    The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty that ruled parts of northern India and Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan, from 1451 to 1526. It was founded by Bahlol Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.



  1. The term used for the measurement of land in the Delhi Sultanate period was









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    Masahat

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    Masahat


  1. Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty?









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    Khizr Khan ibn Malik Sulaiman (reigned 1414 - 21) was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, in northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty. He was known to be an able administrator.

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    Khizr Khan ibn Malik Sulaiman (reigned 1414 - 21) was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, in northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty. He was known to be an able administrator.



  1. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was









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    The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was Firoz Shah Tughlaq . Canal system of Firoz Shah Tughlaq:
    * To support the newly founded city of Hissar-i-Firoza, in 1355, he constructed a double system of canals from Yamuna to Sutlej.
    * They are referred to as rajwahas in the Indo-Persian historical texts.
    * This Yamuna canal was repaired for irrigation purposes during the time of Akbar.

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    The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was Firoz Shah Tughlaq . Canal system of Firoz Shah Tughlaq:
    * To support the newly founded city of Hissar-i-Firoza, in 1355, he constructed a double system of canals from Yamuna to Sutlej.
    * They are referred to as rajwahas in the Indo-Persian historical texts.
    * This Yamuna canal was repaired for irrigation purposes during the time of Akbar.