South and Central Asia · Empire

Delhi Sultanate

1206-1526 CE · Northern India with changing Deccan reach

Successive Mamluk, Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties ruled from Delhi, expanding Persianate administration, military systems, cities and regional exchange.

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How the setting appeared

Fortified capitals, mosques, tombs, reservoirs, markets and suburbs repeatedly shifted across the Delhi plain.

Agent citation CIT-MET-DECCANCIT-MET-SOUTH-ASIA-RESOURCECIT-UNESCO-QUTB Setting and material context · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

How people lived

Urban migrants, soldiers, scholars, artisans, merchants and long-established rural communities interacted under changing taxation and local authority.

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How people worked

Cavalry supply, textile production, masonry, metalwork, coinage, irrigation and agrarian revenue supported dynasties and growing cities.

Agent citation CIT-MET-DECCANCIT-MET-SOUTH-ASIA-RESOURCECIT-UNESCO-QUTB Work, tools and exchange · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Belief, ritual and worship

Sunni court institutions, Sufi shrines, Hindu and Jain temples, household traditions and regional devotional communities coexisted amid both patronage and episodes of coercion or destruction.

Agent citation CIT-MET-DECCANCIT-MET-SOUTH-ASIA-RESOURCECIT-UNESCO-QUTB Belief, ritual and evidence limits · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

World-atlas stage: Connected medieval worlds
Region: South Asia · Northern India with changing Deccan reach
Languages and scripts: Persian; Arabic; Hindavi and other vernaculars; Sanskrit
Important people: Iltutmish; Razia; Alauddin Khalji; Muhammad ibn Tughluq; Sikandar Lodi
Events and changes: Foundation of Delhi-based sultanate rule; Khalji expansion; Tughluq transfer policies and rebellions; Defeat of Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat
Evidence confidence: High: chronicles, inscriptions, coins and monuments are abundant; court texts privilege rulers and conflict, while archaeology and regional records are needed for labor, worship and rural life.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

Guides used for this record

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CIT-MET-DECCAN

Islamic Art of the Deccan

https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/islamic-art-of-the-deccan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-MET-SOUTH-ASIA-RESOURCE

The Art of South and Southeast Asia: A Resource for Educators

https://www.metmuseum.org/-/media/files/learn/for-educators/publications-for-educators/sseasia.pdf

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-UNESCO-QUTB

Qutb Minar and Its Monuments, Delhi

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/233

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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