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Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

reigned 1320–1325 · 14th century · Also known as Ghazi Malik

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, earlier known as Ghazi Malik, was sultan of Delhi from 1320 to 1325 and founder of the Tughluq dynasty. A frontier commander who had fought the Mongols, he seized power after the fall of the Khalji dynasty and built the fortress city of Tughlaqabad. His armies campaigned in Bengal and Tirhut, and he died in 1325 when a pavilion collapsed on him.

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
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Karnat dynasty

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