Name any two dynasties of delhi sultanate

The other day, while driving past an obscure monument, a friend demanded to know its name. We had no idea so we bluffed, “Ah, that’s a Lodhi-era tomb!” Sheesh Gumbad in Lodhi Gardens.(Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo) The truth is we can’t even list all the Lodhi kings. In any case, the Lodhi dynasty was part of the more elaborate Delhi Sultanate (not to be confused with ‘Delhi Sultanate’, a so-named member of The Sky Vengers music band). The Delhi Sultanate we are talking about spanned five dynasties, 32 rulers and 320 years. It lasted from 1206 to 1526. Today we give you the names of all the rulers of the Sultanate — one of whom was India’s first woman ruler, while the last was vanquished by Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty. We also used this list to hunt the graves of these Sultanate royals — right here in our city. Of course, it’s not possible to access every king’s tombstone. Quite a few of them were killed in small and big wars, at times far from Delhi. Frustratingly, history books leave no solid evidence of their burial spots. Some others of these important men turned out to be so insignificant in the long run that their graves have been forgotten, making it impossible to trace them today. Here’s a list of all the rulers, and the graves of those we were able to locate. SLAVE DYNASTY Qutbuddin Aibak (1206–1210), buried in Lahore, Pakistan Aram Shah (1210–1211), killed near Delhi, grave not known Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211–1236), buried in Qutub Minar Complex,...

Transfer of Capital By Muhammad Bin Tughlaq Muhammad Bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri. The Tughlaq dynasty was founded by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ascended the throne of the Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi after the death of his father, GhiyasuddinTughlaq. He ascended the throne in 1325 AD. Do you know, what was the capital of the Tughlaq Dynasty under the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq? He transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri, renamed as Daulatabad, which was supposed to be a more central location. Do you know, why he shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad? There were two reasons for the transference of capital – 1. Daulatabad (in Maharastra) was considered a central location from where he could control the Deccan territories and fertile land of the Deccan plateau. 2. He wanted to protect his capital from the attack of Mongols which were mainly aimed at Delhi and regions in North India. During his reign, he conquered Warangal (Telangana), Malabar, and Madurai. Daulatabad was also situated at a central place so the administration of both the North and South could be possible. All the facilities were provided who were required to migrate to Daulatabad. He also built a wide road from Delhi to Daulatabad and set up rest houses for their convenience. Why did the capital shift back to Delhi from Daulatabad? After two years, he shifted his capital back to Delhi. He realized that he could not control the Deccan from Delhi and Nor...