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The Tughlaq dynasty took over from the Khaljis in 1320, becoming the third dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Read here to know more about the tughlaqs. Khusrau Khan usurped and killed the last Khalji dynasty ruler Mubarak Shah and took over the sultanate. The Turkish nobles of Delhi were … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: The Tughlaq Dynasty

The khalji dynasty began after the end of the mamluk or slave dynasty. Read here to know more about the second dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. The Khilji or Khalji dynasty ruled from 1290 to 1320 CE after overthrowing the Slave dynasty, thus becoming the second dynasty of the Delhi … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: Khalji Dynasty

The first Islamic rulers of India were from the slave dynasty or the mamluks of the Delhi sultanate in India. Read here to know about the mamluks. Muhammad Ghori died in 1206 CE after which the Ghurid rule declined but his slave generals established different kingdoms out of his empire: Qutb … [Read more...] about Delhi Sultanate: The Slave Dynasty

Muhammad Ghori was a Turko-Islamic invader from Afghanistan whose conquests led to the establishment of Islamic sultanates in India. Read here to know more about his life. The Ghurids were centered in the Ghor of present-day central Afghanistan, where they initially started as local chiefs and … [Read more...] about Muhammad Ghori

Prithviraj Chauhan was the valiant king of the Chauhan dynasty during the medieval period of Indian history. Read here to know more about his heroic life. Prithviraj III or Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora was the king of the Chauhan or Chahamana dynasty who ruled from the present-day Ajmer and … [Read more...] about Prithviraj Chauhan

Mohammed Ghori entered India during the rule of the powerful Chauhan. The Battles of Tarain between Ghori and Chauhan led way to the establishment of Ghurid rule and eventually the Delhi sultanate in northern parts of India. Read here to know more about the events. The arrival of Islam in India … [Read more...] about Battles of Tarain

The arrival of Islam in India is dated to medieval times after the decline of Rajput kingdoms in the north. Read here to know about the conquests that brought Muslim rule to India. During the early 7th Century, there were two major powers outside India and China: The Sassanid Empire was a … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Arrival of Islam in India

The medieval period saw the rise and dominance of Rajput Kingdoms over central and north India. Read here to know more about them. The early medieval age, from the 7th-12th century, was the age of Rajput dominance which lasted till the Turko-Muslim conquests in the 12th century. The Origin of … [Read more...] about Medieval India: The Rajput Kingdoms