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Accession

India · House / House of Delhi Sultans. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1236–1296Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1236

Razia Sultan1236

Delhi · House / House of Delhi Sultans

Razia succeeds Iltutmish and becomes the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate in her own right.

1266

Ghiyasuddin Balban1266

Delhi · House / House of Delhi Sultans

Ghiyasuddin Balban becomes Sultan after years as the dominant noble and chief minister under Nasiruddin Mahmud.

1296

Alauddin Khalji1296

Delhi · House / House of Delhi Sultans

Alauddin Khalji seizes the throne after the killing of Jalaluddin Khalji and establishes himself as Sultan at Delhi.

Names involved

Alauddin KhaljiGhiyasuddin BalbanRazia Sultan

Provenance

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