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Balban

Type Figure Region South Asia Time c. 1200–1287 Also known as 吉亚斯·乌德·丁·巴尔班、Ghiyas ud din Balban、Ghiyath al-Din Balban

Ghiyas ud-Din Balban was a sultan of the Mamluk (slave) dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.…

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  1. c. 1200–1265Delhi · Delhi SultanateBalban was of Turkic Ilbari slave origin. Promoted into the court by sultans such as Iltutmish, he held important offices and effectively controlled the government under Sultan Nasir ud-Din Mahmud, laying the groundwork for his later accession.
  2. 1266–1287Delhi · Delhi SultanateIn 1266 Balban formally became sultan, implementing harsh centralizing policies, using spies and the royal guard to suppress aristocratic factions such as the Forty, quelling rebellions throughout the realm, and countering threats from the Mongols and neighboring powers, bringing the Delhi Sultanate's central authority to its Mamluk-era peak in the 1280s.

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