# List of sultans of Delhi

The Sultan of Delhi was the absolute monarch of the Delhi Sultanate which stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent during the period of medieval era, for 320 years (1206–1526). Following the conquest of India by the Ghurids, five unrelated heterogeneous dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory of modern-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
This list contains the rulers of Delhi Sultanate in chronological order.

## Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290)

| S/N | Name of ruler | Birth Date | Death Date | Beginning of reign | End of reign | Notes |
| 1 | Qutb-ud-din Aibak | 1150 | 14 November 1210 | 25 June 1206 | 14 November 1210 | |
| 2 | Aram Shah | 1176 | June 1211 | December 1210 | June 1211 | |
| 3 | Iltutmish | 1192 | 30 April 1236 | June 1211 | 30 April 1236 | Son-in-law of Aibak |
| 4 | Ruknuddin Firuz (Firuz I) | 1211 | 19 November 1236 | 30 April 1236 | 19 November 1236 | Son of Iltutmish |
| 5 | Razia Sultana | 1205 | 15 October 1240 | November 1236 | 20 April 1240 | Daughter of Iltutmish |
| 6 | Muiz ud din Bahram | 9 July 1212 | 15 May 1242 | 20 April 1240 | 15 May 1242 | Son of Iltutmish |
| 7 | Ala-ud-Din Masud Shah | 1227 or 1232 | 10 June 1246 | May 1242 | 10 June 1246 | Son of Ruknuddin Firuz |
| 8 | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (Mahmud I) | 1229 or 1230 | 18 February 1266 | 10 June 1246 | 18 February 1266 | Grandson of Iltutmish |
| 9 | Ghiyas ud din Balban | 1216 | 13 January 1287 | 18 February 1266 | 13 January 1287 | Turkish noble in the court of Iltutmish |
| 10 | Muiz ud din Qaiqabad | 1269 | 1 February 1290 | 13 January 1287 | 1 February 1290 | Grandson of Balban |
| 11 | Shamsuddin Kayumars | 1285/1287 | 13 June 1290 | 1 February 1290 | 13 June 1290 | Son of Qaiqabad |

## Khalji/Khilji dynasty (1290–1320)

| S/N | Name | Birth date | Death date | Beginning of reign | End of reign | Notes |
| 12 | Jalal-ud-din Khalji (Firuz II) | 1220 | 19 July 1296 | 13 June 1290 | 19 July 1296 | |
| – | Ruknuddin Ibrahim (titular) | unknown | 1297 | 19 July 1296 | November 1296 | Son of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. He ruled for a short time, not always indicating his names on the lists. |
| 13 | Alauddin Khalji | 1266 | 4 January 1316 | 19 July 1296 | 4 January 1316 | Nephew of Jalal-ud-din Khalji |
| 14 | Shihabuddin Omar | 1310 or 1311 | 14 April 1316 | 5 January 1316 | 14 April 1316 | Son of Alauddin Khalji |
| 15 | Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah | 1299 | 9 July 1320 | 14 April 1316 | 1 May 1320 | Son of Alauddin Khalji |

### Outside of the dynasties (1320)

| S/N | Name | Birth date | Death date | Beginning of reign | End of reign | Notes |
| 16 | Nasir ud-Din Khusrau | unknown | 1320 | 10 July 1320 | 5 September 1320 | He ruled for a short time and did not establish a dynasty. |

## Tughluq dynasty (1320–1414)

| S/N | Name | Birth date | Death date | Beginning of reign | End of reign | Notes |
| 17 | Ghiyasuddin Tughluq | unknown | 1 February 1325 | 8 September 1320 | 1 February 1325 | |
| 18 | Muhammad bin Tughluq (Muhammad II) | c. 1290 | 20 March 1351 | 1 February 1325 | 20 March 1351 | Son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq |
| 19 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq (Firuz III) | 1309 | 20 September 1388 | 23 March 1351 | 20 September 1388 | Son-in-law of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq |
| 20 | Tughluq Khan (Tughluq II) | unknown | 14 March 1389 | 20 September 1388 | 14 March 1389 | Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| 21 | Abu Bakr Shah | unknown | after 1390 | 15 March 1389 | 31 August 1390 | Grandson of Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| 22 | Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III (Muhammad III) | unknown | 20 January 1394 | 31 August 1390 | 20 January 1394 | Son of Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| 23 | Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah | unknown | 8 March 1394 | 22 January 1394 | 8 March 1394 | Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III |
| 24 | Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughluq | unknown | February 1413 | 8 March 1394 | February 1413 | Son of Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III |
| – | Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq | unknown | 1398 or 1399 | January 1395 | 1398 or 1399 | Brother of Tughluq Khan. Mahmud Shah's anti-king, claimant to the throne, sub-ruler. |

## Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451)

| S/N | Name | Birth date | Death date | Beginning of reign | End of reign | Notes |
| 25 | Khizr Khan | unknown | 20 May 1421 | 28 May 1414 | 20 May 1421 | |
| 26 | Mubarak Shah | unknown | 19 February 1434 | 21 May 1421 | 19 February 1434 | Son of Khizr Khan |
| 27 | Muhammad Shah (Muhammad IV) | unknown | 1 January 1445 | February 1434 | 1 January 1445 | Grandson of Khizr Khan |
| 28 | Alam Shah | unknown | July 1478 | 1 January 1445 | 19 April 1451 | Son of Muhammad Shah |

## Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)

| S/N | Name | Birth date | Death date | Beginning of reign | End of reign | Notes |
| 29 | Bahlul Lodi | 1420 | 12 July 1489 | 19 April 1451 | 12 July 1489 | |
| 30 | Sikandar Lodi (Sikandar II) | 17 July 1458 | 21 November 1517 | 17 July 1489 | 21 November 1517 | Son of Bahlul Lodi |
| 31 | Ibrahim Lodi | 1480 | 21 April 1526 | November 1517 | 21 April 1526 | Son of Sikandar Lodi |

## Family trees
### Mamluk dynasty (1206-1290)

Mamluk dynasty :
| | | | | | | | | | | Qutb ud-Din Aibak $^{(1)}$ r. 1206-1210 | Qutb ud-Din Aibak $^{(1)}$ r. 1206-1210 | Qutb ud-Din Aibak $^{(1)}$ r. 1206-1210 | Qutb ud-Din Aibak $^{(1)}$ r. 1206-1210 | Qutb ud-Din Aibak $^{(1)}$ r. 1206-1210 | Qutb ud-Din Aibak $^{(1)}$ r. 1206-1210 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Aram Shah $^{(2)}$ r. 1210-1211 | Aram Shah $^{(2)}$ r. 1210-1211 | Aram Shah $^{(2)}$ r. 1210-1211 | Aram Shah $^{(2)}$ r. 1210-1211 | Aram Shah $^{(2)}$ r. 1210-1211 | Aram Shah $^{(2)}$ r. 1210-1211 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Shams ud-Din Iltutmish $^{(3)}$ r. 1211-1236 | Shams ud-Din Iltutmish $^{(3)}$ r. 1211-1236 | Shams ud-Din Iltutmish $^{(3)}$ r. 1211-1236 | Shams ud-Din Iltutmish $^{(3)}$ r. 1211-1236 | Shams ud-Din Iltutmish $^{(3)}$ r. 1211-1236 | Shams ud-Din Iltutmish $^{(3)}$ r. 1211-1236 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rukn ud-Din Firuz $^{(4)}$ r. 1236 | Rukn ud-Din Firuz $^{(4)}$ r. 1236 | Rukn ud-Din Firuz $^{(4)}$ r. 1236 | Rukn ud-Din Firuz $^{(4)}$ r. 1236 | Rukn ud-Din Firuz $^{(4)}$ r. 1236 | Rukn ud-Din Firuz $^{(4)}$ r. 1236 | Razia Sultana $^{(5)}$ r. 1236-1240 | Razia Sultana $^{(5)}$ r. 1236-1240 | Razia Sultana $^{(5)}$ r. 1236-1240 | Razia Sultana $^{(5)}$ r. 1236-1240 | Razia Sultana $^{(5)}$ r. 1236-1240 | Razia Sultana $^{(5)}$ r. 1236-1240 | | | Muiz ud-Din Bahram $^{(6)}$ r. 1240-1242 | Muiz ud-Din Bahram $^{(6)}$ r. 1240-1242 | Muiz ud-Din Bahram $^{(6)}$ r. 1240-1242 | Muiz ud-Din Bahram $^{(6)}$ r. 1240-1242 | Muiz ud-Din Bahram $^{(6)}$ r. 1240-1242 | Muiz ud-Din Bahram $^{(6)}$ r. 1240-1242 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(8)}$ r. 1246-1266 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(8)}$ r. 1246-1266 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(8)}$ r. 1246-1266 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(8)}$ r. 1246-1266 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(8)}$ r. 1246-1266 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(8)}$ r. 1246-1266 |
| Ala ud-Din Masud $^{(7)}$ r. 1242-1246 | Ala ud-Din Masud $^{(7)}$ r. 1242-1246 | Ala ud-Din Masud $^{(7)}$ r. 1242-1246 | Ala ud-Din Masud $^{(7)}$ r. 1242-1246 | Ala ud-Din Masud $^{(7)}$ r. 1242-1246 | Ala ud-Din Masud $^{(7)}$ r. 1242-1246 | | | | | Ghiyath ud-Din Balban $^{(9)}$ r. 1266-1286 | Ghiyath ud-Din Balban $^{(9)}$ r. 1266-1286 | Ghiyath ud-Din Balban $^{(9)}$ r. 1266-1286 | Ghiyath ud-Din Balban $^{(9)}$ r. 1266-1286 | Ghiyath ud-Din Balban $^{(9)}$ r. 1266-1286 | Ghiyath ud-Din Balban $^{(9)}$ r. 1266-1286 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nasir ud-Din Bughra Khan | Nasir ud-Din Bughra Khan | Nasir ud-Din Bughra Khan | Nasir ud-Din Bughra Khan | Nasir ud-Din Bughra Khan | Nasir ud-Din Bughra Khan | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad $^{(10)}$ r. 1287-1290 | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad $^{(10)}$ r. 1287-1290 | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad $^{(10)}$ r. 1287-1290 | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad $^{(10)}$ r. 1287-1290 | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad $^{(10)}$ r. 1287-1290 | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad $^{(10)}$ r. 1287-1290 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Shams ud-Din Kayumars $^{(11)}$ r. 1290 | Shams ud-Din Kayumars $^{(11)}$ r. 1290 | Shams ud-Din Kayumars $^{(11)}$ r. 1290 | Shams ud-Din Kayumars $^{(11)}$ r. 1290 | Shams ud-Din Kayumars $^{(11)}$ r. 1290 | Shams ud-Din Kayumars $^{(11)}$ r. 1290 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Khalji/Khilji dynasty (1290-1320)

Khalji dynasty :
| | | | | | | Yughrush | Yughrush | Yughrush | Yughrush | Yughrush | Yughrush | | | | | | |
| Jalal ud-Din Khalji $^{(12)}$ r. 1290-1296 | Jalal ud-Din Khalji $^{(12)}$ r. 1290-1296 | Jalal ud-Din Khalji $^{(12)}$ r. 1290-1296 | Jalal ud-Din Khalji $^{(12)}$ r. 1290-1296 | Jalal ud-Din Khalji $^{(12)}$ r. 1290-1296 | Jalal ud-Din Khalji $^{(12)}$ r. 1290-1296 | Shihab ud-Din Mas'ud | Shihab ud-Din Mas'ud | Shihab ud-Din Mas'ud | Shihab ud-Din Mas'ud | Shihab ud-Din Mas'ud | Shihab ud-Din Mas'ud | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ala ud-Din Khalji $^{(13)}$ r. 1296-1316 | Ala ud-Din Khalji $^{(13)}$ r. 1296-1316 | Ala ud-Din Khalji $^{(13)}$ r. 1296-1316 | Ala ud-Din Khalji $^{(13)}$ r. 1296-1316 | Ala ud-Din Khalji $^{(13)}$ r. 1296-1316 | Ala ud-Din Khalji $^{(13)}$ r. 1296-1316 | | | | | | |
| Shihab ud-Din Omar $^{(14)}$ r. 1316 | Shihab ud-Din Omar $^{(14)}$ r. 1316 | Shihab ud-Din Omar $^{(14)}$ r. 1316 | Shihab ud-Din Omar $^{(14)}$ r. 1316 | Shihab ud-Din Omar $^{(14)}$ r. 1316 | Shihab ud-Din Omar $^{(14)}$ r. 1316 | Qutb ud-Din Mubarak $^{(15)}$ r. 1316-1320 | Qutb ud-Din Mubarak $^{(15)}$ r. 1316-1320 | Qutb ud-Din Mubarak $^{(15)}$ r. 1316-1320 | Qutb ud-Din Mubarak $^{(15)}$ r. 1316-1320 | Qutb ud-Din Mubarak $^{(15)}$ r. 1316-1320 | Qutb ud-Din Mubarak $^{(15)}$ r. 1316-1320 | Khusrau Khan $^{(16)}$ r. 1320 | Khusrau Khan $^{(16)}$ r. 1320 | Khusrau Khan $^{(16)}$ r. 1320 | Khusrau Khan $^{(16)}$ r. 1320 | Khusrau Khan $^{(16)}$ r. 1320 | Khusrau Khan $^{(16)}$ r. 1320 |

### Tughluq dynasty (1320-1414)

Tughluq dynasty :
| | | | | | | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I $^{(17)}$ r. 1320-1325 | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I $^{(17)}$ r. 1320-1325 | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I $^{(17)}$ r. 1320-1325 | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I $^{(17)}$ r. 1320-1325 | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I $^{(17)}$ r. 1320-1325 | Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I $^{(17)}$ r. 1320-1325 | Malik Rajab | Malik Rajab | Malik Rajab | Malik Rajab | Malik Rajab | Malik Rajab | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Muhammad bin Tughluq $^{(18)}$ r. 1325-1351 | Muhammad bin Tughluq $^{(18)}$ r. 1325-1351 | Muhammad bin Tughluq $^{(18)}$ r. 1325-1351 | Muhammad bin Tughluq $^{(18)}$ r. 1325-1351 | Muhammad bin Tughluq $^{(18)}$ r. 1325-1351 | Muhammad bin Tughluq $^{(18)}$ r. 1325-1351 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq $^{(19)}$ r. 1351-1388 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq $^{(19)}$ r. 1351-1388 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq $^{(19)}$ r. 1351-1388 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq $^{(19)}$ r. 1351-1388 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq $^{(19)}$ r. 1351-1388 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq $^{(19)}$ r. 1351-1388 | | | | | | | | |
| Fateh Khan | Fateh Khan | Fateh Khan | Fateh Khan | Fateh Khan | Fateh Khan | Zafar Khan | Zafar Khan | Zafar Khan | Zafar Khan | Zafar Khan | Zafar Khan | | | | | Nasir ud-Din Muhammad $^{(22)}$ r. 1390-1394 | Nasir ud-Din Muhammad $^{(22)}$ r. 1390-1394 | Nasir ud-Din Muhammad $^{(22)}$ r. 1390-1394 | Nasir ud-Din Muhammad $^{(22)}$ r. 1390-1394 | Nasir ud-Din Muhammad $^{(22)}$ r. 1390-1394 | Nasir ud-Din Muhammad $^{(22)}$ r. 1390-1394 | | | | |
| Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq II $^{(20)}$ r. 1388-1389 | Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq II $^{(20)}$ r. 1388-1389 | Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq II $^{(20)}$ r. 1388-1389 | Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq II $^{(20)}$ r. 1388-1389 | Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq II $^{(20)}$ r. 1388-1389 | Ghiyath ud-Din Tughluq II $^{(20)}$ r. 1388-1389 | Abu Bakr Shah $^{(21)}$ r. 1389-1390 | Abu Bakr Shah $^{(21)}$ r. 1389-1390 | Abu Bakr Shah $^{(21)}$ r. 1389-1390 | Abu Bakr Shah $^{(21)}$ r. 1389-1390 | Abu Bakr Shah $^{(21)}$ r. 1389-1390 | Abu Bakr Shah $^{(21)}$ r. 1389-1390 | Ala ud-Din Sikandar $^{(23)}$ r. 1394 | Ala ud-Din Sikandar $^{(23)}$ r. 1394 | Ala ud-Din Sikandar $^{(23)}$ r. 1394 | Ala ud-Din Sikandar $^{(23)}$ r. 1394 | Ala ud-Din Sikandar $^{(23)}$ r. 1394 | Ala ud-Din Sikandar $^{(23)}$ r. 1394 | | | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(24)}$ r. 1394-1414 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(24)}$ r. 1394-1414 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(24)}$ r. 1394-1414 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(24)}$ r. 1394-1414 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(24)}$ r. 1394-1414 | Nasir ud-Din Mahmud $^{(24)}$ r. 1394-1414 |

### Sayyid dynasty (1414-1451)

Sayyid dynasty :
| | | | | Khizr Khan $^{(25)}$ r. 1414-1421 | Khizr Khan $^{(25)}$ r. 1414-1421 | Khizr Khan $^{(25)}$ r. 1414-1421 | Khizr Khan $^{(25)}$ r. 1414-1421 | | | | |
| Mubarak Shah $^{(26)}$ r. 1421-1434 | Mubarak Shah $^{(26)}$ r. 1421-1434 | Mubarak Shah $^{(26)}$ r. 1421-1434 | Mubarak Shah $^{(26)}$ r. 1421-1434 | Mubarak Shah $^{(26)}$ r. 1421-1434 | Mubarak Shah $^{(26)}$ r. 1421-1434 | Farid Khan | Farid Khan | Farid Khan | Farid Khan | Farid Khan | Farid Khan |
| | | | | | | Muhammad Shah $^{(27)}$ r. 1434-1445 | Muhammad Shah $^{(27)}$ r. 1434-1445 | Muhammad Shah $^{(27)}$ r. 1434-1445 | Muhammad Shah $^{(27)}$ r. 1434-1445 | Muhammad Shah $^{(27)}$ r. 1434-1445 | Muhammad Shah $^{(27)}$ r. 1434-1445 |
| | | | | | | Ala ud-Din Alam Shah $^{(28)}$ r. 1445-1451 | Ala ud-Din Alam Shah $^{(28)}$ r. 1445-1451 | Ala ud-Din Alam Shah $^{(28)}$ r. 1445-1451 | Ala ud-Din Alam Shah $^{(28)}$ r. 1445-1451 | Ala ud-Din Alam Shah $^{(28)}$ r. 1445-1451 | Ala ud-Din Alam Shah $^{(28)}$ r. 1445-1451 |

### Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)

Lodi dynasty :
| Bahlul Khan Lodi $^{(29)}$ r. 1451-1489 | Bahlul Khan Lodi $^{(29)}$ r. 1451-1489 | Bahlul Khan Lodi $^{(29)}$ r. 1451-1489 | Bahlul Khan Lodi $^{(29)}$ r. 1451-1489 | Bahlul Khan Lodi $^{(29)}$ r. 1451-1489 | Bahlul Khan Lodi $^{(29)}$ r. 1451-1489 |
| Sikandar Khan Lodi $^{(30)}$ r. 1489-1517 | Sikandar Khan Lodi $^{(30)}$ r. 1489-1517 | Sikandar Khan Lodi $^{(30)}$ r. 1489-1517 | Sikandar Khan Lodi $^{(30)}$ r. 1489-1517 | Sikandar Khan Lodi $^{(30)}$ r. 1489-1517 | Sikandar Khan Lodi $^{(30)}$ r. 1489-1517 |
| Ibrahim Khan Lodi $^{(31)}$ r. 1517-1526 | Ibrahim Khan Lodi $^{(31)}$ r. 1517-1526 | Ibrahim Khan Lodi $^{(31)}$ r. 1517-1526 | Ibrahim Khan Lodi $^{(31)}$ r. 1517-1526 | Ibrahim Khan Lodi $^{(31)}$ r. 1517-1526 | Ibrahim Khan Lodi $^{(31)}$ r. 1517-1526 |

## Sources

* Dynastic Chart, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, p. 368.
* "Sayyid dynasty". Encyclopedia Britannica.
* Lodī dynasty - Encyclopædia Britannica
* City List – Delhi Sultanate Rulers, First to Last
* The Delhi Sultanate : How Many Lists of Dynasties and Rulers Delhi Sultanate?