List of rulers of the Delhi Sultanate

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1Slave (Ghulam) or Mamluk Dynasty

2Khilji dynasty
3Tughluq dynasty
4Sayyid Dynasty
5Lodi dynasty
6See also

Slave (Ghulam) or Mamluk Dynasty[edit]

The Mamluk Dynasty or Slave Dynasty, directed into India by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a Turkish general
of Central Asian birth, was the first of five unrelated dynasties to rule India's Delhi Sultanate is 1206
to 1290. Aibak's tenure as a Ghorid administrator ranged between 1192 to 1206, a period during
which he led invasions into the Gangetic heartland of India and established control over some of the
new areas.

Ruler Reign Notes

Qutb-ud-din (1206
Slave of Muhammad Ghori and founder
Aibak 1210)

(1210
Aram Shah Eldest son of Aibak
1211)

Shams-ud-din (1211
Son-in-law of Aibak
Iltutmish 1236)

Rukn ud din
(1236) Son of Iltutmish.
Firoz

(1236
Razia Sultana Daughter of Iltutmish, Grand Daughter of Aibak.
1240)

Muizuddin (1240
Son of Iltutmish.
Bahram 1242)
 (1242
Alauddin Masud Son of Rukn-ud-din Firuz.
1246)

Nasiruddin (1246 Youngest son of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (Grand son of Aibak,

Mahmud 1266) Iltutmish's eldest son, and Razia's Brother who had died in 1229).

Ghiyas-ud-din (1266 Father-in-law of Nashiruddin mahmud and the most powerful ruler of
Balban 1286) the Slave Dynasty and brother-in-law of Razia .

Muiz ud din (1287

Grandson (on daughter's side) of Ghiyasuddin Balban [1246-1266].
Qaiqabad 1290)

Kayumars 1290 Son of Muiz-ud-din Qaiqabad.

Khilji dynasty[edit]
The Khilji (or Khalji; Persian: - Sulanat-e Khalj; Hindi: ) was a dynasty of
Turkish origin[2] who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320.[3] They were the second
Muslim dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India. Led by their powerful ruler, Ala-ud-din Khilji, they
are noted in history for repeatedly defeating the warring Mongols.

Ruler Reign Notes

Jalal ud din Firuz 1290 Son of Qaim Khan (Yulak Khan of Qunduz), and
Khilji 1296 also the founder of the Khilji Dynasty.

Sultan Ala ud din 1296 Nephew of Jalal ud din Firoz Khilji and the most
Khilji 1316 powerful ruler of Khilji period.

Sultan Umar Khan

1316
Khilji

Qutb ud din 1316 son of ala-ud-

Mubarak Shah 1320 din Khilji

Tughluq dynasty[edit]
The Tughluq dynasty (Persian: ) of north India started in 1321 in Delhi when Ghazi Tughluq
assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq. The Tughluqs were a Muslim family of
Turkic origin. Their rule relied on their alliances with Turkic, Afghan, and other Muslim warriors from
outside South Asia.

Ruler Reign Notes

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq 13211325

Muhammad bin Tughluq 13251351 aka Muhammad Shah II

Mahmud Ibn Muhammad 1351 (March)

Firuz Shah Tughlaq 13511388 Cousin of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq II 13881389

Abu Bakr Shah 13891390

Nasir ud din Muhammad

13901393
Shah III

1393 (March
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah I
April)

Mahmud Nasir ud din 13931394 Sultan Mahmud II (real name). Ruled in Delhi.

Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq, controlled the west
13941399
Tughluq from Firozabad.

Son of Mahmud Nasir-ud- din, controlled the east

Nasir ud din Mahmud 13991412
from Delhi.

Sayyid Dynasty[edit]
The Sayyid dynasty ruled Delhi sultanate in India from 1414 to 1451. They succeeded the Tughlaq
dynasty and ruled that sultanate until they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty.
This family claimed to be Sayyids, or descendants of Muhammad. The central authority of the Delhi
Sultanate had been fatally weakened by the successive invasion of Timur (Tamerlane) and his sack
of Delhi in 1398. After a period of chaos, when no central authority prevailed, the Sayyids gained
power in Delhi. They remained a vassal of the Timuroids of Central Asia. Their 37-year period of
dominance witnessed the rule of four different members of the dynasty.

Ruler Reign Notes

Khizr Khan 14141421

Mubarak Shah 14211434

Muhammad Shah 14341445

Alam Shah 14451451

Lodi dynasty[edit]
Lodi dynasty (Pashto: ) was a Ghilzai Afghan dynasty, who ruled over the Delhi
Sultanate during its last phase. The dynasty was founded by Bahlol Khan Lodi (the Governor of the
Punjab he had origins or was from an Afghan tribe ) ruled from 1451 to 1526. The last ruler of this
dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi was defeated and killed by Babur in the first Battle of Panipat on April 20,
1526.

Ruler Reign Notes

1451
Bahlul Lodi Founder of the Lodi Dynasty
1489

Sikander 1489
Most prominent ruler of the Lodi Dynasty who founded Agra city
Lodi 1517

1517 Defeated by Babur in the First battle of Panipat (in 1526) and thus ending
Ibrahim Lodi
1526 the Delhi Sultanate.