Delhi Sultanate

Summary

Delhi Sultanate is a sultanate^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of sultanate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,041 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Delhi Sultanate is in the country of Delhi Sultanate^[3].
• Delhi Sultanate's continent is recorded as Asia^[4].
• Delhi Sultanate's instance of is recorded as sultanate^[5].
• Delhi Sultanate's instance of is recorded as historical country^[6].
• Delhi Sultanate's instance of is recorded as empire^[7].
• Delhi Sultanate's instance of is recorded as Islamic state^[8].
• Delhi Sultanate's capital is recorded as Delhi^[9].
• Delhi Sultanate's capital is recorded as Lahore^[10].
• Delhi Sultanate's capital is recorded as Budaun^[11].
• Delhi Sultanate's official language is recorded as Persian^[12].
• Delhi Sultanate's official language is recorded as Hindustani^[13].
• Delhi Sultanate's flag image is recorded as Delhi Sultanate Flag.svg^[14].
• Delhi Sultanate's shares border with is recorded as Samma dynasty^[15].
• Delhi Sultanate's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy^[16].
• Delhi Sultanate's followed by is recorded as Mughal Empire^[17].
• Delhi Sultanate's followed by is recorded as Sultanate of Bengal^[18].
• Delhi Sultanate's followed by is recorded as Bahmani Sultanate^[19].
• Delhi Sultanate's followed by is recorded as Gujarat Sultanate^[20].
• Delhi Sultanate's followed by is recorded as Malwa Sultanate^[21].
• Delhi Sultanate's followed by is recorded as Vijayanagara Empire^[22].
• Delhi Sultanate's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148941904^[23].
• Delhi Sultanate's locator map image is recorded as Delhi History Map.png^[24].
• Delhi Sultanate's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82032096^[25].
• Delhi Sultanate's Commons category is recorded as Delhi Sultanate^[26].
• +1206-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Delhi Sultanate^[27].

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Founding

+1206-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Delhi Sultanate^[27].

Identity

Successors include Mughal Empire^[17], Sultanate of Bengal^[18], Bahmani Sultanate^[19], Gujarat Sultanate^[20], Malwa Sultanate^[21], and Vijayanagara Empire^[22].

Dissolution

Delhi Sultanate was dissolved in +1526-04-21T00:00:00Z^[28].

Why It Matters

Delhi Sultanate ranks in the top 2% of sultanate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,041 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]