High Middle Ages · South Asia · Politics

1208

Iltutmish consolidates power in Delhi

1208

The Turkish slave-general Iltutmish seized the nascent sultanate from Qutb-ud-din Aibak's incompetent heir and began transforming a military occupation into a functioning state. He organized the iqta land-revenue system, struck coins bearing his own name, fortified the northwestern frontier against rival Turkish warlords, and made Delhi the undisputed capital of Muslim India for the next three centuries.

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Before and after in South Asia

Before: 1206: Qutb Minar construction begins in Delhi
After: 1210: Yadava dynasty dominates the Deccan

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1206: Muhammad of Ghor assassinated on the Indus
After: 1209: Mongol campaign subdues the Uighurs

Era

High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Delhi Sultanate