Central Administration Ala-ud-din Khilji Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji has a large army and was able to suppress all lawless elements in his dominions and to take steps for the complete concentration of authority in his hands. Although there were the ministers, Ala-ud-din was really his own prime … [Read more...]

Causes of Decline of Delhi Sultanate : The Turco-Afghan rule came to an end in India in 1526 with the defeat of Ibrahim Lodi at the hands of Babur in the First Battle of Panipat. The decline of Delhi Sultanate had begun much earlier. It reached the highest limits of territorial expansion in the … [Read more...]

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi? Qutb-ud-din succeeded Muhammad Ghori as sovereign of the new Indian conquests and from 1206 he might be reckoned as the first Sultan of Delhi. Qutb-ud-din sought to strengthen his position by marriage alliances with influential rival chiefs. He himself married … [Read more...]