New Delhi in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 3 people and 8 moments here, from 1231 to 1398. The most recorded lives are Razia Sultan, Ibn Battuta and Timur.

Notable people

1. Ibn Battuta

   from 1334 to 1341

   2 moments here

   Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

2. Razia Sultan

   from 1231 to 1240

   5 moments here

   Razia Sultan, also called Raziyya, was the fifth ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and its only female Muslim ruler.…

3. Timur

   in 1398

   1 moment here

   Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…

Moments

1. 1231 Administered Delhi during Iltutmish's Gwalior campaign Razia Sultan
2. 1236 Field camp on the Yamuna Razia Sultan
3. 1236 Public appeal during the succession crisis Razia Sultan
4. 1238 Received a Khwarazmian prince Razia Sultan
5. 1240 Returned to Delhi before Altunia's revolt Razia Sultan
6. 1334 Serves as qadi in Delhi Ibn Battuta
7. 1341 Leaves Delhi with the China embassy Ibn Battuta
8. 1398 Battle and sack of Delhi Timur

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