Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
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The Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was the first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate, founded by former slave-soldiers and marking the beginning of Muslim rule in northern India in the 13th century.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamluk dynasty of Delhi canonical | 19 |
| Mamluk dynasty | 5 |
| Slave dynasty of Delhi | 4 |
| Mamluk (Slave) dynasty | 3 |
| Slave dynasty | 2 |
| Delhi Sultanate Mamluk rulers | 1 |
| Mamluk (Slave) dynasty of Delhi | 1 |
| Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate | 1 |
| early Delhi Sultanate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mamluk dynasty of Delhi Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, hasPart, Mamluk dynasty of Delhi]
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Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
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B.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
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C.
Ghurid Empire
The Ghurid Empire was a medieval Islamic dynasty originating from the Ghor region of present-day Afghanistan that expanded across much of Iran, Central Asia, and northern India, laying foundations for later Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a medieval German royal house that produced a line of Holy Roman Emperors who ruled much of Central Europe in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
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E.
Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mamluk dynasty of Delhi Target entity description: The Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was the first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate, founded by former slave-soldiers and marking the beginning of Muslim rule in northern India in the 13th century.
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A.
Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
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B.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
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C.
Ghurid Empire
The Ghurid Empire was a medieval Islamic dynasty originating from the Ghor region of present-day Afghanistan that expanded across much of Iran, Central Asia, and northern India, laying foundations for later Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a medieval German royal house that produced a line of Holy Roman Emperors who ruled much of Central Europe in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
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E.
Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delhi Sultanate dynasty
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ ruling house ⓘ |
| administrativeSystem | Iqta system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ghulam dynasty of Delhi
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Slave dynasty of Delhi
|
| architecturalStyle | early Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| conflict | Mongol incursions on northwestern frontiers ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| currency |
Jital
ⓘ
Tanka ⓘ |
| endTime | 1290 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Turkic ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| followedBy | Khalji dynasty ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
Sultanates
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate
|
| historicalEra |
13th century
ⓘ
early Delhi Sultanate period ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic (religious and scholarly)
ⓘ
Persian (administrative) ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Muiz ud din Qaiqabad ⓘ |
| militaryBasis | Turkic slave cavalry ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
consolidation of Delhi as political center of northern India
ⓘ
construction of Qutb Minar complex (early phases) ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Razia Sultana
ⓘ
surface form:
Razia Sultan (first female Muslim ruler of Delhi)
|
| notableRuler |
Ghiyas ud din Balban
ⓘ
Iltutmish ⓘ Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ Razia Sultana ⓘ
surface form:
Razia Sultan
|
| overthrownBy |
Jalal-ud-din Khalji
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji
|
| partOf | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ghurid Empire ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate
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marked beginning of stable Muslim rule in northern India ⓘ |
| socialOrigin | former slave-soldiers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1206 ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy with military oligarchic influence ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Delhi region
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parts of present-day Haryana ⓘ parts of present-day Rajasthan ⓘ parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
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Subject: Mamluk dynasty of Delhi Description of subject: The Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was the first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate, founded by former slave-soldiers and marking the beginning of Muslim rule in northern India in the 13th century.
Referenced by (37)
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