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Shajara al-Durr

Shajara al-Durr (r. 1250) was the founder of the Mamluk Dynasty in Egypt, and she was the first and only woman to sit on the Islamic Egyptian throne. She held the title of sultana for only 80 days but left a lasting mark through architectural monuments, which bear her symbol, a tree lined with mother of pearl and inlaid with gold.

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Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt c. 1330

A map illustrating the rise and evolution of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt from its beginning as an act of rebellion of a slave army against its masters from the Ayyubid dynasty, through its fair share of internal turbulence and strife, into one of the most powerful and wealthiest states of the late medieval world that ruled Egypt, the Levant, Syria and the Hijaz and endured for more than two centuries (from 1250 to 1517) when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

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Sultan Shams-uddin- Iltutmish was the third and greatest sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate which was part of Delhi Sultanate. Iltutmish was born in a Turkish family in Central Asia. He was sold as a slave and later bought by Qutubuddin Aibak(Sultan of Mamluk Sultanate). He grew in rank showing his skill and rose to the position of governor of Badaun under Qutubuddin Aibak who also married his daughter to Iltutmish. After Aibak's death his son Aram Shah ruled for a brief few months after which Iltutmish became the Sultan of Mamluk Sultanate in 1211 AD. Iltutmish was a wise ruler and strengthened his sultanate by leading successful campaigns.Iltutmish moved the capital of his sultanate to Delhi where he built the famous Qutub Minar. Iltutmish has been called as the greatest of Mamluk Sultan(of Delhi Sultanate). In 1221, the conqueror Genghis Khan's mongolian army stopped at the Punjab river and did not wish to cross or attack the fleeing defeated Shah, Jalal uddin Mangbarni of the Khwarizm empire who had entered the boundaries of Iltutmish's Delhi Sultanate and Genghis Khan's crossing or attack would have be considered an attack on Iltutmish's Delhi Sultanate which the Mongolians avoided. In 1229 A.D. the Khalifa of Baghdad , Al Mustansir Billah bestowed the titles of "Nasir-amir-al-Mommin" (Deputy of the leader of faithful) and "Sultan-i-Azam". Iltutmish was the first Sultan of Delhi, who received the investiture of the Khalifa. Iltutmish was the student and disciple of the eminent Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki , who was the leader of Chishti spiritual order of Islamic Sufism responsible for winning the hearts of the people of Indian Subcontinent. Iltutmish's reign over Delhi Sultanate lasted from 1211 - 1236 A.D. Iltutmish died from Illness in 1236. He was the father of Razia. Iltutmish was buried in Qutab Complex Delhi. #iltutmish #delhisultanate #mamluksultanate #qutubminar #shamsuddiniltutmish #history #historia https://www.instagram.com/p/CCh4H8DDb9e/?igshid=1tqap4xz7haae