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Why Did Iltutmish's Mamluk System Fail to Secure His Dynasty? - Iltutmish and the Institutional Foundations of the Delhi Sultanate | Sleepy Facts About History
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In the early thirteenth century, Delhi was merely a fortified town with a half-built minaret, competing against older centers like Lahore, Multan, and Ghazni for dominance in a fragmented post-conquest landscape. This episode explores how Shams al-Din Iltutmish, a manumitted military slave, transformed fragile territorial control into a recognized and governable realm. It examines the specific mechanisms he used to achieve this, including the iqta system of delegated revenue, the minting…
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