Ghayasuddin Balban

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
gptkbp:allies Alliances with local chieftains
gptkbp:birth_year 1200
gptkbp:burial_place Tomb of Balban
gptkbp:children Baha-ud-din
gptkbp:conflict Mongol threats
gptkbp:consequences Patron of the arts
gptkbp:court gptkb:Delhi
Shahanshah
Lavish court ceremonies
gptkbp:court_patronage Support for poets and scholars
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Patronage of Persian literature
gptkbp:cultural_exchange Interaction with Persian culture
gptkbp:cultural_influence Promotion of Persian culture in India
gptkbp:death_year 1287
gptkbp:develops_policies_for Land revenue reforms
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Mamluk_Dynasty
gptkbp:father Baha-ud-din
gptkbp:governance Bureaucratic governance
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Iltutmish era
gptkbp:historical_documentation Records by historians of the era
gptkbp:historical_impact Strengthening of the Sultanate's power
gptkbp:historical_legacy Foundation for future sultans
Influence on Indo-Islamic architecture
gptkbp:historical_period Medieval India
gptkbp:historical_role Key figure in the Delhi Sultanate
gptkbp:historical_significance First Sultan to adopt the title of ' Sultan' formally.
gptkbp:historical_source Chroniclers of the Delhi Sultanate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ghayasuddin Balban
gptkbp:international_relations Diplomatic ties with the Mongols
gptkbp:known_for Consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later sultans
gptkbp:military_campaign gptkb:Mongol_invasions
gptkbp:military_leadership Led campaigns against the Mongols
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:military_strategy Fortification of Delhi
gptkbp:mother Khatun
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Mamluk_dynasty
Maintained stability during his reign.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Iltutmish
gptkbp:reform Strengthening of the central authority
Establishment of a centralized administration
gptkbp:reign 1266-1287
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:route_of_administration Iqtadari system
gptkbp:spouse Khadija
gptkbp:strategy Use of terror and fear
gptkbp:successor Kaimur Khan
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sultan
gptkbp:treatment_of_nobles Strict control over the nobility
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Raziya_Sultana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6