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 Mohammad bin Qasim invaded India in AD 712 and conquered Sindh.
 Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni led about 17 expedition of India.
 In 1025, he attacked and raided the most celebrated Hindu temple of Somnath,  situated on the sea cost of kathiawar.
 Foundation of the Delhi Sultanate

 Mohammad Gauri invaded India and Wars defeated buy Prithviraj Chauhan in first bettle of Tarain (1191).
 Gauri defeated the Rajput king in second Battle of tarain (1992) and laid the foundation of the Muslim Dominion in India. He may considered that the 'founder of Muslim' rule in India.
Ibrahim dynasty (AD 1206 -1290)

Qutub-ud-in-Aibak

 Capital Lahore (initial); Delhi (later)
 The founder of the Salve dynasty. Also called lock box because of his generosity.
Qutub-ud-in-Aibak laid the foundation of Qutub Minar, after the name of the famous Sufi saint khwaja Qutubuddin bakhtiyar kaki built Quwwat-ul-Islam ( first mosque  in India) and Ashai Din Ka jhopda(Ajmer)Â

 Died while playing chaungan (polo)
Iltutmish (AD 1210-1236)

 Attack of Mongols; formed Turkan-e-Chahalgani or Chalisa (a group of 40 powerful to Turkish nobel).
 Divided his Empire into Iqtas (assignment of land in lieu of salary).
 Introduce two types of coins- silver tanka  and copper jital.
Razia ( AD 1236-1240)

 First and last Muslim woman ruler of Medieval India.
 She didn't Purdah, married Altunia, the governor of Bhatinda.
 Bahram Saha, son of Iltutmish, killer her.
Balban (AD 1266-1286)

 Separated military department ( Diwan-e-Ariz) and Finance Department (Diwan-e-Wazarat).
 He declared that king was the deputy of God (Niyabat-e-khudai) and shadow of God (Zil-e-Illahi) and introduce the practice of Sijdah or Paibos.
Khalji Dynasty (AD 1290-1320)

 Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji was the first ruler, who reviewed that India cannot be a totally Islamic state.
 Alauddin khalji His conquest were that of Gujarat ruled by Vaghela king; Ranthambhor, Chittor and Malwa and later to the South (mainly Malika Kafur).
 He obliged Zamindar in Khalsa land. No Akhtar was allotted in Doab area .
 A Laltu been adopted the policy of blood and iron in tackling the Mongols.
 He built Khizrabad, Also Darwaja and his capital city Siri.
 Also built Hauz Khas in Delhi and added entrance door to Qutub Minar, introduce market reforms.
 Adopt a dog title of Sikandar-i-Sani.
 Built a permanent Army introduced chechra and Dagh System.
 First Turkish Sultan' who separated religion from politics.
Hiscourt  poets where Amir Khusro and Mir Hasan  Dehlvi.
Tughlaq Dynasty (AD 1320-1413)

 Founded by Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq, who built the fortified city  Tughlakabad and made it his capital.
 He was the first Sultan of start irrigation works.
 Mohammed Bin Tughlaq also called the vice full King on account of five experiments, Mili (a)  transfer of capital to Daulatbad (b) Taxation in Doab (c) Qarachil expedition (d) Khurasan expedition (e) Token currency.
 The Sultan set up a separate Department Diwan- I- Kohi. He gave Sondhar loans to farmers.
 South Indian state of Vijayangara Empires, the Brahmin Kingdom of The Sultan of Madhura were founded
 The famous Traveller Ibn-Battuta visited his Court.
 Firoz Shah Tughlaq built  new towns of Hissa, Ferozepur, Fatehabad, janupur, Firozabad (his capital). During his reign two Ashokan pillars comma one from Topara in Ambala and the other from Meerut were brought. Built canals was fond of slaves and wrote a book for Fatuhat Firozashashi.
 He repaired Qutub Minar when it was struck by lightening.
 Firoz Shah Tughlaq also made iqtadari system hereditary and imposed new taxes like Kharaj ( land tax equal to one -tenth of the producer) and Jaziya; Zakat and Khams ( one -tenth of the booty captured in war).
 He introduced the following coins- Aadha, Bhikh, Shashgani and Hasthragani.
Taimur mongols leader of Central Asia, ordered general massacre in Delhi (AD 1398) at the time of Nasiruddin Mahmud (later Tughlaq king).

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