The Sultan of Delhi was the absolute monarch of the

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a Medieval India, late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

which stretched over large parts of the

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during the period of medieval era, for 320 years (1206–1526).Delhi Sultanate
, Encyclopedia Britannica Following the conquest of India by the Ghurids, five unrelated heterogeneous dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414), the

Sayyid dynasty The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, with four rulers ruling from 1414 to 1451 for 37 years.See: * M. Reza Pirbha, Reconsidering Islam in a South Asian Context, , Brill * The Islamic frontier in the east: Expansion ...

(1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory of modern-day

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, and

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. This list contains the rulers of

in chronological order.

Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290)

Khalji/Khilji dynasty (1290–1320)

Outside of the dynasties (1320)

Tughluq dynasty (1320–1414)

Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451)

Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)

Family trees

Mamluk dynasty (1206-1290)

Khalji/Khilji dynasty (1290-1320)

Tughluq dynasty (1320-1414)

Sayyid dynasty (1414-1451)

Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)

Sources

Dynastic Chart
The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, ''p. 368.'' *
Lodī dynasty
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City List – Delhi Sultanate Rulers, First to Last

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References

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Other literature

* Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4. 13th-century monarchs in Asia 14th-century monarchs in Asia 15th-century monarchs in Asia 16th-century monarchs in Asia