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The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History
A scholarly history of the Sultanate and its wars with the Mongols.
Minhaj-i-Siraj
Scholar / historian
Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty
active c. 1260
Historian who wrote the Tabaqat-i-Nasiri.
Their world
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Rulers of the time
Kujula Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Vima Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 95 CE – c. 127 CE
Gautamiputra Satakarni
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 106 CE – c. 130 CE
Kanishka I
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 127 CE – c. 150 CE
Vasishthiputra Pulumavi
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 130 CE – c. 159 CE
Huvishka
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 150 CE – c. 190 CE
Yajna Sri Satakarni
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 170 CE – c. 199 CE
Vasudeva I
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 190 CE – c. 230 CE
Sri Gupta
Maharaja, Gupta Empire · c. 240 CE – c. 280 CE
Mahasena
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 274 CE – c. 301 CE
Ghatotkacha
Maharaja, Gupta Empire · c. 280 CE – c. 319 CE
Chandragupta I
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 319 CE – c. 335 CE
Samudragupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 335 CE – c. 375 CE
Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 375 CE – c. 415 CE
Kumaragupta I
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 415 CE – c. 455 CE
Skandagupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 455 CE – c. 467 CE
Dhatusena
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 455 CE – c. 473 CE
Budhagupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE
Kashyapa I
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE
Pulakeshin I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 543 CE – c. 566 CE
Kirtivarman I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 566 CE – c. 597 CE
Simhavishnu
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 575 CE – c. 600 CE
Prabhakaravardhana
King, Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty · c. 580 CE – c. 605 CE
Events in their lifetime
| 1236 | Razia Sultana ascends the throne |
| 1240 | Razia Sultana deposed and killed Power passed to the Turkish nobles known as the 'Forty'. |
| c. 1250 | Konark Sun Temple built |
| 1266 | Balban becomes sultan |
| 1279 | End of the Chola dynasty The Pandyas became the dominant Tamil power. |
| 1290 | Khalji revolution |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Minhaj-i-Siraj’s life.
Nizamuddin Auliya
Saint / religious leader · 1238 – 1325
Chishti Sufi saint of Delhi
Overlap: 52 years
Madhvacharya
Philosopher · c. 1238 – c. 1317
Founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta
Overlap: 52 years
Araniko
Artist / musician · 1245 – 1306
Newar artist-architect who worked at Kublai Khan's court
Overlap: 45 years
Amir Khusrau
Poet / writer · 1253 – 1325
Persian poet-musician called the 'Parrot of India'
Overlap: 37 years
Marco Polo
Traveller / envoy · 1254 – 1324
Venetian traveller who described the Pandya coast
Overlap: 36 years
Namdev
Saint / religious leader · c. 1270 – c. 1350
Marathi saint of the Varkari tradition
Overlap: 20 years
Dnyaneshwar
Saint / religious leader · c. 1275 – c. 1296
Author of the Dnyaneshwari, a Marathi commentary on the Gita
Overlap: 15 years
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