Delhi Sultan ppt

1. THE DELHI SULTANS
By Raihan Riyaz
7-E

2. • Starter Activity
Fill in the blanks
1. Delhi became an important city in the _____________ century.
2. ________________ is the plural of 'tarikh.’
3. Muslims read their prayers known as _________ together.
Answers:
1. Twelfth
2. Tawarikh
3. Namaz

3. • Learning Objectives
1. To identify the major rulers of the Delhi Sultans.
2. To analyze how different dynasties emerged and vanished.
3. To study the leadership of Delhi Sultans.

4. •Introduction
Delhi Sultanate is a noble example for the glory of medieval India.
Its Culture of art and architecture that is found today is
praiseworthy. The Sultan of Delhi route for a long period of about
320 years with various achievements and defeats in different fields.

5. • The early Turkish rulers
1.Qutubuddin Aybak
2. Aram Shah Qutbuddin
3. Iltutmish
4.Raziyya Sultan
5. Muizzudin Bahram
6.Ghiyasuddin Galban
7.Muizzudin Kaiquabad

6. • Raziyya Sultan
In 1236 Sultan Iltutmish’s daughter, Raziyya became a Sultan. The chronicler of the
time Minhaj-i-Siraj, recognised that she was more able and qualified than all of her
brothers but he was not comfortable at having her at the throne. Nor were the nobles
happy at her attempts to rule independently. So she was removed from the throne in
1240.

7. • The Khalji dynasty
1. Jalaluddin Khalji
2. Alauddin Khalji

8. • The Khalji Dynasty
Jalaluddin Khalji established Khalji dynasty. The founder of Turkish dynasty, Jalaluddin
Khalji was seventy when he ascended the throne. He defeated the decendants of
Balban, being victorious came to power. He was kind hearted, mild and trusting in
nature. The most important event during the reign of Jalaluddin was attack on the
Yadava city of Devagiri.

9. • Alauddin Khalji
The New Emperor of Delhi, Alauddin Khalji, murdered his uncle Jalaluddin Firoze to
gain the throne. It was his ambition to establish a vast empire. He introduced more
controversial policies. All religious lands were confiscated and marriages between
noble families were sanctioned by the King. The Emperor also introduced market and
price control for foodgrains, cloth and other essentials. The land revenue was raised
and made more efficient. Thus the Emperor enforced a highly centralised system of
government

10. • Tughluq Dynasty
1. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
2. Muhammad Tughluq
3. Firuz Shah Tughluq

11. • Tughluq Dynasty
Ghazi Malik ascended the throne as Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughluq Shah and founded
the third dynasty of the Sultanate. The Tughluqs belonged to the "Qarauna Turk"
tribe.

12. • Muhammad Tughluq
Among the Tughluq dynasty, Muhammad Tughluq and Firuz Tughluq stand out.
Muhammad Tughluq has been grossly misunderstood and is assessed on account of
his five ambitious projects.
Confusions of Mohammad-bin Thughlaq
(a) transfer of capital from Delhi to Devagiri (1327),
(b) introduction of token currency,
(c) expedition for the conquest of Khurasan and Iraq,
(d) conquest of Qarachil scheme,
(e) increase in land revenue in Doab

13. • Sayyid Dynasty
Khizr Khan, the founder of the Saiyid dynasty had collaborated with Timur and as a
reward he was given the governorship of Lahore, Multan and Dipalpur. In 1414, he
invaded Delhi and became it’s master. Alauddin Alam Shah was the last ruler of the
Saiyid dynasty and hardly did more than sustain the Sultanate in Delhi until 1451.

14. • The Masjid
A mosque is called a masjid in Arabic, literally a place where a Muslim prostrates in
reverence to Allah. In a “congregational mosque” (masjid-i jami or jama masjid)
Muslims read their prayers (namaz) together. Members of the congregation choose
the most respected, learned male as their leader (imam) for the rituals of prayer. He
also delivers the sermon (khutba) during the Friday prayer. During prayer, Muslims
stand facing Mecca. In India this is to the west. This is called the qibla.

15. • Lodi Dynasty
After thirty-seven years of chaotic rule, Bahlol Lodhi recognized as primus interpares
by his compatriots, acquired control of Delhi and laid the foundation of the Lodhi
dynasty. The Lodhis ruled for seventy-five years, were Afghans by race. The last Lodhi
Sultan, Ibrahim Lodhi (1517-26) was defeated and killed by Babur in the first battle of
Panipat in 1526. With the fall of the Lodhis, the Sultanate of Delhi also ended