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Group of realms · 1210–1259

Allegiance of Delhi Sultanate to Abbasid Caliphate

Allegiance of Delhi Sultanate to Abbasid Caliphate brings together several realms, from 1210 to 1259. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1250, its lands covered about 1.51 million km².

One of the realms of Delhi Sultanate. After Muhammad of Ghor conquered northern India, his Turkic slave-general Qutb ud-Din Aibak made himself sultan at Delhi in 1206. Five dynasties followed: the Mamluks, Khaljis, Tughluqs, Sayyids and Lodis.

See Allegiance of Delhi Sultanate to Abbasid Caliphate on the map in 1250

Reference map: Map of the Delhi Sultanate in 1320 (world)
Reference map: Map of the Delhi Sultanate in 1320 (world) naturalearthdata.com, offered to the Public Domain per Terms of Use · CC0
On the map
1210–1259
Greatest extent
1250, about 1.51 million km²
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Wikipedia: Delhi Sultanate · Wikidata Q229411

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
1210–1215558,805 km²
1216–1226613,624 km²
1227–1235747,385 km²
1236–12491.46 million km²
1250–12591.51 million km²

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