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What measures were initiated by the Sultans for the consolidation of Delhi Sultanate? Discuss

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  • The Fourteenth Century

The Delhi Sultanate that Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded in 1206 was little more than a garrison state perched on the ruins of Ghurid conquest, surrounded by rival Turkish commanders, unsubdued Rajput polities, and — within two decades — a Mongol threat pressing on its northwest frontier. Its transformation into a durable, subcontinental power over the following…

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  • Iltutmish: Political Legitimation and the Elimination of Rival Claimants
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  • Alauddin Khalji: Fiscal-Military Centralization
  • Muhammad bin Tughluq: The Attempt at Deeper Southern Integration
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