List of sultans of Delhi

The Sultan of Delhi was the absolute monarch of the Delhi Sultanate which stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent during the period of medieval era, for 320 years (1206–1526). 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 (1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory of modern-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

This list contains the rulers of Delhi Sultanate 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, https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V02_404.gif The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, p. 368.
• LodÄ« dynasty - Encyclopædia Britannica
• City List – Delhi Sultanate Rulers, First to Last
• The Delhi Sultanate : How Many Lists of Dynasties and Rulers Delhi Sultanate?

References

Other literature

• Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.