Question

What was the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer 1

It was a Muslim dynasty that ruled over northern India from the early-1200s to the early-1500s.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim dynasty that ruled over northern India from the early-1200s to the early-1500s, specifically from 1206-1527. It was made up a number of Islamic dynasties- the Mamluks chief among them- who ruled despite being threatened b the Mongols to the north. The Mughals, though, would successfully defeat the defenders of the Delhi Sultanate in 1526 and establish their own empire the following year.

Answer 2

The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim sultanate (a type of government headed by a sultan) based in Delhi. It covered large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years. The sultanate was initiated by Qutb al-Din Aibak, a former Mamluk slave, and his dynasty conquered much of northern India.

Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate: the Mamluk dynasty, the Khalji dynasty, the Tughlaq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty, and the Lodi dynasty. The sultanate reached its largest size under the Tughlaq synasty. In 1526, the Sultanate was conquered and succeeded by the Mughal Empire.