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Delhi Sultanate: It refers to Muslim states who ruled in India from 1206 to 1526. There were may rulers like Turkic and Pashtun who ruled from Delhi. The different dynasties include the Mamluk dynasty, Khilji dynasty, Sayyid dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty and Lodhi dynasty. Delhi Sultanate was immersed in 1526 by Mughal Empire. Mamluk dynasty: Mamluk dynasty came into existence in 1206. Mohammad Ghori, the second Muslim attacker fought two battles of Tarain with Prithviraj Chauhan. He established his control after winning the second battle. Under his control all rulers were slaves of Mohammed Ghori. That’s why Mamluk dynasty also known as Slave dynasty. The governor of his dynasty was Qutubuddin Aibak. He started constructing Qutub Minar in his dynasty. The Qutub Minar was completed in his successor Iltumish. The daughter of Iltumish was the first female ruler from the Muslim world. She was blessed by God and performed the administrator work very efficiently. The Mamluk dynasty brought to an end in 1290. Khalji dynasty: Khalji dynasty started his ruling period in 1290 after defeating Mamluk dynasty. It was Afghan ruling dynasty. They were the second Muslim dynasty. They ruled over large area of South Asia. During the Mohammed Ghori rule, Khalji had established them as rulers of Bengal. They were responsible for eliminating the rule of Mamluks. Khalji defeated Gujarat and Malwa. After that they started its victory journey from south of Narmada river to Tamil Nadu. The emperor of the Khalji dynasty was faithlessness, ferocity. The Khalji for higher degree promoted Persian language. The Khalji dynasty concluded in 1320. Tughlaq dynasty: The tughlaq dynasty established in 1320 after Khalji dynasty. It was established by Ghiyasuddin tughlaq. He was a military commander under the Khalji dynasty. He was also known as Ghazi Malik. The Tughlaq was offspring of Turks. They were basically from Afghanistan but had lived in India from long time. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was succeeded by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. He was very anxious monarch. He had made many plans for development but all in vain. They all were failed due to [poor planning or can say because of his bad luck. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was the liberal in religion sphere. He favored non orthodox faction of society. He was succeeded by Firuz Shah who totally reversed his policies. After his death the dynasty becomes week. The Tughlaq dynasty comes to an end in 1413. Sayyid dynasty: Sayyid dynasty ruled [...]