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Iltutmish

Type Figure Region Delhi Time c. 1170–1236 Also known as Iltutmish、Shams ud-Din Iltutmish、沙姆斯·丁·伊勒特米什

Iltutmish was the third sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, born c. 1170 and dying in 1236;…

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  1. c. 1170–1210Delhi · DelhiIltutmish was a Turkic mamluk who rose through the patronage of Qutb al-Din Aibak into the core of Delhi's power, accumulating prestige through military activities in Punjab and the Ganges basin, laying the foundation for his later bid for the sultanate.
  2. 1211–1228Delhi · DelhiAfter acceding in 1211, Iltutmish successively defeated the Rajput states and separatist powers in Sindh, Bengal, and elsewhere, completing the integration of the North Indian heartland in the early 1220s, and repelling Mongol probing attacks, consolidating Delhi's status as the political center.
  3. 1229–1236Delhi · DelhiIn his later years he perfected the administrative and currency systems, promoted the silver tanka and strengthened iqta fief management, while arranging the succession; after his death in 1236 his daughter Raziya briefly succeeded as sultan, marking the Mamluk dynasty's entry into a new phase of power struggles.

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