Ghiyas ud din Balban (reigned: 1266–1287) (Urdu: غیاث
الدین بلبن) was the
ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. Ghiyas ud Din was
the wazir and heir of the last Shamsi Sultan, Nasir ud-Din. He
reduced the power of the treacherous nobility and heightened the stature of the
sultan. In spite of having only few military achievements, he was the most
powerful ruler of the sultanate between Shamsuddin Iltutmish and Alauddin
Khalji.
Balban was the greatest of the Slave Kings. His Original name
was Baha Ud Din.. He was an Ilbari Turk. When he was young he was captured by
the Mongols carried to Ghazni and sold to Khawaja Jamal din of Basra, a man of
piety and learning. The latter then brought him to Delhi in 1232 AD along with
other slaves and all of them were purchased by Iltutmish. Balban Belonged to
the famous band of 40 group of Turkish slaves of Iltutmish Ghiyas made
several conquests, some of which were as vizier. He routed the Mewats that
harassed Delhi and reconquered Bengal, all while successfully facing the Mongol
threat, a struggle that spent his son and heir's life. So it came to pass that
upon his death in 1287, his grandson Qaiqubad was nominated sultan, undermining
the achievements of his grandfather.
In spite of having only a few military achievements, Ghiyas ud-din made civil and military reforms that earned him the position of the strongest ruler between Shams ud-din Iltutmish and the later Alauddin Khalji, whose military achievements rest on the order established within the sultanate by Ghiyas ud din Balban.
In spite of having only a few military achievements, Ghiyas ud-din made civil and military reforms that earned him the position of the strongest ruler between Shams ud-din Iltutmish and the later Alauddin Khalji, whose military achievements rest on the order established within the sultanate by Ghiyas ud din Balban.
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