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Delhi Sultante Social: The Delhi Sultante was made up of various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India from (1210–1526).

Political: Sultans were the name of the rulers of the Delhi Sultante.

Religion: The religion was made up of two different religions. ( Hindu and Muslim )

Intellectual: Urdu was the language used throught the years. Urdu was two different languages combined.( Arabic, Persian )

Trade/Technology: The Delhi Sultanate pushed in a time of Indian cultural renaissance. The outcome was an "Indo-Muslim" fusion culture, that left lasting monuments and statues in architecture, music, literature, and religion.

Economic System: The Delhi Sultante culture created their economic system off of tradeing different materials such as metal objects, stone crafts, and textile manufactures.

Time Frame of Culture/Civilization/Religion: (1206-1526) was the span of this era, which is also known as India's Mideval time.

Short Bio of Important Leaders: (Timur)

Qutb-ud-din Aybak: As a child, Aybak was sold to a slave merchant. A man named Sultan Muhammad Ghori, one ruler of Ghowr in central Afghanistan, purchased him to serve as his slave. After a period of time, Aybak became Ghori's most trusted general. Ghori later died in 1206. After his death Qutb-ud-din Aybak took control of Ghori's empire and over time proclaimed himself as Sultan of Muhammad's empire. Later, he founded the Slave Dynesty which began the beginning of the Delhi Sultanate era.

Raziya: She was the only Sultante to claim power as one of the only female rulers in India. Over Iltutmish's sons, he chose Raziya to succeed him as the new ruler after his death. She was wise and contained great leadership for her people and arose as one of the greatest leaders. Unfortunately, she did not have the respect of her people, Because she lead a patriarchal society. She should have been the greatest leader of all time, but because of ehr sex she could only go so far as a ruler and so far to gain the respect of her people.

Ala-ud-din Khalji: He was one of the most powerful military sultans of his time. He conquered all around India and brought Muslim dominion to India and brought its greatest height of power until the Mongol Empire. Useing the great skills Khalji possessed, he brought great leadership to his army, keep his treasury full and never stolen out of, and also he kept his army under great control while he obtained the land.

Reason for Fall of Culture: The Delhi Sultanate suffered from the distractions of Delhi in 1398 by Timur (Tamerlane), and soon other independent Sultanates were established in Awadh, Bengal, Jaunpur, Gujarat and Malwa. The Delhi Sultanate revived briefly for a period of time under the Lodhis before it was conquered by the Mughal emperor (Babur) in 1526.

What Makes it Unique?: It was made up of many countries that ruled in India from 1206 to 1526. Several Turkic and Afghan dynasties ruled from Delhi: the Mamluk dynasty (1206-90), the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodhi dynasty (1451-1526). In 1526 the Delhi Sultanate was absorbed by the emerging Mughal Empire which was the downfall of the Sultante, but being made up of so many countries at so many different times is what made the Delhi Sultante a unique era.

Related Sites: 1.http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0815061.html 2.http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/delhi.htm