Tughlaq Dynasty After killing Mubarak Shah, Khusru Khan mounted the throne as Sultan Nasiruddin. He ordered mass killing in the Harem of the Sultan and everybody alive was...
Succession None of his successors was able to fit in the shoes of Alauddin Khalji. Malik Kafur enthroned the 6 year old child prince Shihabuddin as Sultan of...
Alauddin had made Siri his capital and had built a fort out there mainly to avoid invasions from Mongols. He introduced the reforms in the army and started...
Seize of Ranthambore: After coming out of his “Fool’s Paradise” he found out the just Ranthambore was enough to make his lose all his energy. One of the...
The traitor nephew of Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji , named Alauddin Khilji whose original name was Ali Gurshap – reigned vigorously in India for 20 years during...
Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji (1290-1296 AD) The power that swept away the Slave Dynasty was Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji. His original name was Malik Firuz. Malik Firuz was...
Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud was just a nominal King; the real power was in the hands of Ghiyas-ud-din Balban, a slave of Iltutmish, who belonged to the Ilabari tribe of the...
Razia Sultan (1236-1240) A decade after death of Iltutmish was tumultuous for the Sultanate. Iltutmish’s eldest son had died prematurely. All other sons were ill qualified and Iltutmish...
Iltutmish (reign: 1211-1236) was one of the slaves of Qutb-ud-din Aibak who later became his Son-in-Law. He was from the Ilabari tribe of the Turks and that is why some...
Qutb-ud-din Aibak began his career as Malik or Sipahasalar under Muhammad Ghori. His chief exploits were achieved in his viceroyalty only. After Delhi, Ranathambore and Koil fell. He...
