INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He was the son of Nasiruddin Mahmud, who was the eldest son of Iltutmish and was said to succeed his father but died suddenly; however, he did become the governor of Bengal. It was about the territorial extent of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud’s rule that said “The rule of the Lord of the world extends from Delhi to Palam".

Detailed explanation-2: -Alauddin Khilji was one of the powerful rulers of the Khiliji dynasty. He was the first sultan of Delhi who conquered southern India along with Northern part of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the rule of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, the Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum territorial extent. He took over parts of Punjab and large parts of the Malabar coast and Telangana. Eventually, a chain of events led to the establishment of the Sultanates in South India too.

Detailed explanation-4: -Succeeded by As a successor to the Ghurid dynasty, the Delhi Sultanate was originally one among a number of principalities ruled by the Turkic slave-generals of Muhammad Ghori, including Yildiz, Aibak and Qubacha, that had inherited and divided the Ghurid territories amongst themselves.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The Sultanate grew significantly during the reigns of Ghiyasuddin Balban, Alauddin Khalji, and Muhammad Tughluq. Expansion campaigns were conducted on both the internal and external borders. Campaigns along the internal frontier aimed to consolidate the garrison towns of the hinterlands.