Tughluq dynasty
The Tughluq Dynasty ( Persian سلطنت تغلق) of the North Indian Sultanate of Delhi was founded in 1320 when Ghazi Tughluq ascended the throne under the title Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq . The Tughluqs were a Muslim dynasty of Turkish descent. Their rule was based on Turkish, Afghan and other Muslim mercenaries who were recruited from other regions of the Middle East and Central Asia.
Ruler
- Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah I (1320-1325)
- Muhammad Shah II (1325-1351)
- Mahmud Ibn Muhammad (March 1351)
- Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388)
- Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq II. (1388-1389)
- Abu Baker (1389-1390)
- Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah III. (1390-1393)
- Sikander Shah I (March-April 1393)
- Mahmud Nasir-ud-din (Sultan Mahmud II) of Delhi (1393-1394)
- (1394-1398)
- Nusrat Shah , grandson of Firuz Shah Tughluq , ruled the west of the empire from Firozabad
- Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah , son of Mahmud Nasir-ud-din , ruled the east of the empire from Delhi
Buildings from the Tughluq period
Tughlaqabad , Delhi
Walls of Tughlaqabad
Tughlaqabad Fort
Tughlaqabad Fort
Mausoleum of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah I in the Tughlaqabad Fort
Mausoleum of Firuz Shah Tughluq with madrasa , Hauz-Khas complex, Delhi
Wazirabad Mosque, Delhi
Mosque of Firuz Shah Kotla , Delhi
Building in Firuz Shah Kotla with Ashoka Column
Firuz Shah Kotla ruins (1802)
West gate of Firuz Shah Kotla (1802)
Firuz Shah Kotla , Delhi
See also
literature
- Peter Jackson: The Delhi Sultanate. A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1999, ISBN 0-521-40477-0 .
Web links
- Tughluq Dynasty - Photos + Info ( Encyclopaedia Britannica , English)
- Tughluq Dynasty - Info (English)