The Delhi Sultanate began with Muhammed Ghori. He invaded northern India and the slaves that he brought with him were appointed as officers. A steep rise in their ranks indeed! Things took a turn in 1206; that’s when he died and his three generals-Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Tajuddin Yalduz and Nasiruddin Quba-cha- started wrestling for supremacy.
Qutub-ud-din Aibak is credited with laying the foundation of the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate known as the ‘Slave Kings’. The Khaljis, the Tughlaqs, the Sayyids and the Lodis succeeded them eventually. Since they called themselves sultans- another term for king, the time they ruled is referred to as the period of the Delhi Sultanate.
The rule of the Delhi Sultanate changed India in terms of culture, religion and economy. The Sultanate is also credited with repelling the Mongol Empire’s potentially devastating Invasions of India in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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