List of rulers of the Delhi Sultanate

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Delhi Sultanate
Ruling dynasties
Mamluk dynasty
Qutb al-Din Aibak 1206–1210
Aram Shah 1210–1211
Iltutmish 1211–1236
Rukn ud din Firuz 1236
Razia Sultana 1236-1240
Muiz ud din Bahram 1240–1242
Ala ud din Masud 1242–1246
Nasiruddin Mahmud 1246–1266
Ghiyas ud din Balban 1266–1287
Muiz ud din Qaiqabad 1287–1290
Shamsuddin Kayumars 1290
Khalji dynasty
Jalaluddin 1290–1296
Alauddin 1296–1316
Shihabuddin Omar 1316
Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah 1316–1320
Khusrau Khan 1320
Tughlaq dynasty
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq 1320–1325
Muhammad bin Tughluq 1325–1351
Firuz Shah Tughlaq 1351–1388
Tughluq Khan 1388–1389
Abu Bakr Shah 1389–1390
Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III 1390–1393
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah 1393
Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq 1394–1398
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq 1394–1413
Sayyid dynasty
Khizr Khan 1414–1421
Mubarak Shah 1421–1434
Muhammad Shah 1434–1445
Alam Shah 1445–1451
Lodi dynasty
Bahlul Khan Lodi 1451–1489
Sikandar Lodi 1489–1517
Ibrahim Lodi 1517–1526
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This list contains the rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order.

Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290)[]

Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
1 Qutb al-Din Aibak 1150 14 November 1210 25 June 1206 14 November 1210
2 Aram Shah unknown June 1211 December 1210 June 1211 Son of Aibak.
3 Iltutmish unknown 30 April 1236 June 1211 30 April 1236 Son-in-law of Aibak.
4 Ruknuddin Firuz (Firuz I) unknown 19 November 1236 April/May 1236 November 1236 Son of Iltutmish.
5 Razia Sultana unknown 15 October 1240 November 1236 20 April 1240 Daughter of Iltutmish.
6 Muiz ud din Bahram 9 July 1212 15 May 1242 May 1240 15 May 1242 Son of Iltutmish.
7 Ala-ud-Din Masud Shah unknown 10 June 1246 May 1242 10 June 1246 Son of Ruknuddin Firuz.
8 Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (Mahmud I) 1229 or 1230 18 February 1266 10 June 1246 18 February 1266 Son of Iltutmish.
9 Ghiyas ud din Balban 1216 1287 February 1266 1287 Son-in-law of Iltutmish.
10 Muiz ud din Qaiqabad 1269 1 February 1290 1287 1 February 1290 Grandson of Balban.
11 Shamsuddin Kayumars 1285/1287 13 June 1290 1 February 1290 13 June 1290 Son of Qaiqabad.

Khalji dynasty (1290–1320)[]

S. n. Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
12 Jalal-ud-din Khalji (Firuz II) 1220 19 July 1296 13 June 1290 19 July 1296
– unknown after 1296 July 1296 November 1296 Son of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. He ruled for a short time, not always indicating his names on the lists.
13 Alauddin Khalji c. 1266 4 January 1316 November 1296 4 January 1316 Nephew of Jalal-ud-din Khalji.
14 Shihabuddin Omar 1310 or 1311 April 1316 5 January 1316 April 1316 Son of Alauddin Khalji.
15 Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah 1299 9 July 1320 14 April 1316 1 May 1320 Son of Alauddin Khalji.

Outside the dynasties (1320)[]

S. n. Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
16 Khusrau Khan unknown 1320 10 July 1320 5 September 1320 He ruled for a short time, not founding a dynasty.

Tughluq dynasty (1320–1414)[]

S. n. Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
17 Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (Tughluq I) unknown 1 February 1325 8 September 1320 1 February 1325
18 Muhammad bin Tughluq (Muhammad II) c. 1290 20 March 1351 1 February 1325 20 March 1351 Son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq.
19 Firuz Shah Tughlaq (Firuz III) 1309 20 September 1388 23 March 1351 20 September 1388 Son-in-law of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq.
20 Tughluq Khan (Tughluq II) unknown 14 March 1389 20 September 1388 14 March 1389 Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
21 Abu Bakr Shah unknown after 1390 15 March 1389 August 1390 Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
22 Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III (Muhammad III) unknown 20 January 1394 31 August 1390 20 January 1394 Son of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
23 unknown February 1413 March 1394 February 1413 Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III.
– Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq unknown 1398 or 1399 January 1395 1398 or 1399 Brother of Tughluq Khan. Mahmud Shah's anti-king, claimant to the throne, sub-ruler.

Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451)[]

S. n. Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
25 Khizr Khan unknown 20 May 1421 28 May 1414 20 May 1421
26 Mubarak Shah unknown 19 February 1434 21 May 1421 19 February 1434 Son of Khizr Khan.
27 Muhammad Shah (Muhammad IV) unknown January 1445 February 1434 January 1445 Grandson of Khizr Khan.
28 Alam Shah unknown July 1478 January 1445 19 April 1451 Son of Muhammad Shah.

Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)[]

S. n. Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes
29 Bahlul Lodi 1401/1406 12 July 1489 19 April 1451 12 July 1489
30 Sikandar Lodi (Sikandar II) 17 July 1458 21 November 1517 17 July 1489 21 November 1517 Son of Bahlul Lodi.
31 Ibrahim Lodhi 1480 21 April 1526 November 1517 21 April 1526 Son of Sikandar Lodi.

Sources[]

  • Dynastic Chart, [1] The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, p. 368.
  • "Sayyid dynasty". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  • Lodī dynasty - Encyclopædia Britannica
  • SULṬÂNS OF DELHI (DILHÎ) (friesian.com)
  • City List – Delhi Sultanate Rulers, First to Last
  • The Delhi Sultanate : How Many Lists of Dynasties and Rulers Delhi Sultanate?

Other literature[]

  • Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
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