Tughlaq dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty (also known as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty; Persian: تغلق شاهیان) was the third dynasty to rule over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The dynasty ended in 1413.
Tughlaq Dynasty (Delhi Sultanate) | |
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| 1320–1413 | |
Flag of the Tughlaq dynasty according to the contemporary Catalan Atlas (c. 1375). | |
Territory under Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi Sultanate, 1330-1335 AD. The empire shrank after 1335 AD. | |
| Capital | Delhi |
| Common languages | Persian (official) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Government | Sultanate |
| Sultan | |
• 1320–1325 | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq |
• 1325–1351 | Muhammad ibn Tughluq |
• 1351–1388 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
• 1388–1413 | Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq Shah / Abu Bakr Shah / Muhammad Shah / Mahmud Tughlaq / Nusrat Shah |
| Historical era | Medieval |
• Established | 1320 |
• Disestablished | 1413 |
| Currency | Taka |
| Today part of | India Nepal Pakistan Bangladesh |
| Delhi Sultanate |
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The dynasty expanded its territorial reach through a military campaign led by Muhammad ibn Tughluq, and reached its zenith between 1330 and 1335. It ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for this brief period.
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