1) Delhi Sultanate was ruled by a number of Dynasties like Mamluk or slave dynasty, Khilji, Tuglaq, Lodhi throughout its history while Mughal Empire was ruled by a single dynasty. 2) Delhi Sultanate fro 1206 AD to 1526 AD while the Mughal Empire ruled from 1526 AD to 1857 AD.
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Turkish sultans were allowed four wives and as many concubines as they wanted.
SultanaSultana is also used for sultan’s wives. Between 1914 and 1922, monarchs of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty used the title of Sultan of Egypt, and their wives were legally styled as sultanas.
In some parts of the Middle East and North Africa, there still exist regional sultans or people who are descendants of sultans and who are styled as such.
Correct Option: B. Iltutmish (1210 – 1236) was the real founder of the Delhi Sultanate. He was born in a noble family of the Ilbari tribe of Turkistan. Iltutmish was the son -in -law of Aibak.
While some historians consider Balban to the greatest of all sultans, some consider Alauddin Khilji because of his economic reforms. MAny consider Firoz Shah Tughlaq as the greatest Delhi Sultan.
Qutb-ud-din AibakDelhi Sultanate (1206 – 1526) 1206 -1290 –Early Turkish Rulers / Slave Dynasty or Mamluk Dynasty Qutb-ud-din Aibak becomes first Sultan of Delhi in 1206.
The invasion of Babur proved to be the last significant reason of the decline of the Sultanate of Delhi. Ibrahim Lodi failed to measured swords with the Mughal army and lay prostrate before it. The well-equipped and disciplined army of Babur uprooted Delhi Sultanate completely.
Military: The main prop of the Delhi Sultanate was military force and as such both the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals gave top priority to the military force. Under Alauddin Khilji, the military objectives decided his policy and action.
Sultanate started economic and cultural prosperity in India but hard time for local Hindu and Buddhist religions which were not tolerated by the Muslim leaders.