Sultan Balban

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Turkestan
gptkbp:birthYear 1200
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mehrauli,_Delhi
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bughra_Khan
Khan Shah
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:deathYear 1287
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:King
gptkbp:ethnicity Turkic
gptkbp:father Yaldoz
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ghiyas_ud_din_Balban
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sultan Balban
gptkbp:knownFor strict administration
restoring law and order in the empire
gptkbp:militaryRank Amir-i-Hajib
gptkbp:notableEvent death of his son Khan Shah in battle
faced Mongol invasions
gptkbp:notableFor establishing a strong centralized government
strengthening the Delhi Sultanate
introducing the Persian court etiquette of Sijda and Paibos
suppressing the power of the nobility (Chahalgani)
gptkbp:policy policy of blood and iron
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nasiruddin_Mahmud
gptkbp:reignEnd 1287
gptkbp:reignStart 1266
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:role Prime Minister under Nasiruddin Mahmud
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Malka-i-Jahan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Muiz_ud_din_Qaiqabad
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amir_Khusrow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5