Ghiyas ud din Balban

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
historical figure
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Nizamuddin
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Ulugh_Khan
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Turkestan
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mehrauli,_Delhi
gptkbp:capturedBy Mongols (in youth, sold as slave)
gptkbp:child gptkb:Prince_Muhammad
gptkb:Bughra_Khan
gptkbp:dateOfBirth circa 1200
gptkbp:deathDate 1287
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:King
gptkbp:ethnicity Turkic
gptkbp:father gptkb:Yughraq
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Delhi_Sultanate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ghiyas ud din Balban
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:knownFor restoration of law and order
elimination of the Forty (Chahalgani)
expansion of the Sultanate's territory
introduction of Sijda and Paibos (court rituals)
strict administration
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:Iltutmish
gptkbp:militaryCampaign against the Mongols
against the Rajputs
gptkbp:notableEvent death of his son Prince Muhammad in battle against Mongols
gptkbp:notableFor defending against Mongol invasions
establishing a strong centralized government
introducing the policy of 'blood and iron'
strengthening the Delhi Sultanate
suppressing the nobility (Chahalgani)
gptkbp:notableWork reorganization of the army
fortification of frontiers
gptkbp:policy promotion of Persian culture
centralization of power
suppression of rebellions
introduction of rigorous court etiquette
strengthening of the spy system
gptkbp:position Prime Minister (Naib) before becoming Sultan
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nasiruddin_Mahmud
gptkbp:reign 1266–1287
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Nasiruddin_Mahmud
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Alp_Arghun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Muiz_ud_din_Qaiqabad
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4