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Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate was a series of Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from Delhi between the early thirteenth and early sixteenth centuries. It repelled Mongol incursions from the Chagatai realm, suffered Timur's sack of Delhi in 1398, and ended when Babur defeated the Lodi sultan at Panipat in 1526, founding the Mughal Empire.

Delhi Sultanate
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Delhi Sultanate. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/delhi-sultanate
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“Delhi Sultanate.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/delhi-sultanate. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Delhi Sultanate.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/delhi-sultanate.
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