Talk:Delhi Sultanate

Maps of the Delhi Sultanate
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Daulat Khan
Which is the Daulat Khan (1413 - 1414) listed in the table of delhi sultane. It links to another daulat khan who is lived in 1517-1526 period. required facts.--sunil (talk) 17:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

WP:INDIA Banner/Delhi Addition
Note: WP India Project Banner with Delhi workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under Category:Delhi or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate, please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article -- Amartyabag   TALK2ME  08:15, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

incorrect ethnic references
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India.

This should be Turkic and Pashtun.

Pashtuns are not turkic and at least 3 of the dynasties were Pashtuns this should be changed especially as you have cited later in the article that certain dynasties were from afghanistan ( pashtun.

Khilji's lodhis and ghor's were pashtun.

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ranguna (talk • contribs) 14:44, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Unsourced content tags and NPOV discussion
This article has a lot of content without cited sources. I have tagged some per WP:V requirement. Please do not revert or remove "citation needed" tags without providing source. Similarly, please do not remove content that is sourced from peer reviewed journals and WP:RS publications of scholars. If you have concerns, I invite you to discuss them on this talk page. Beren Dersi (talk) 19:42, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

Eaton and Temple Desecration
I have given link to both Part-II & Part-I of Eaton’s work in PDF format.

1. http://ftp.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_eaton_temples2.pdf (Part=II)

2. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_eaton_temples1.pdf (Part-I)

1) Statement- Eaton says that these were selectively targeted at the rival/rebel rulers or kings, not to the common men or community.Source- See “Temple Desecration And State Maintenance” section. Only those temples were targeted that were identified to be the extension of the rebel/rival patron/ruler, others were not. [Page-74(actually fifth page of Part II)]

2) Statement- The reason is that some temples during the middle age served both religious and political (sovereignty) symbols while the mosques were mainly religious and apolitical.Source- See “Temples and Mosques Contrasted” section. [Page-75(actually sixth page of Part II)]

3) Statement- Even, there are several instances of Sultans doing reconstruction/repair of old temples as they were considered state property or personally patronizing Brahmins in order to “legitimize” their new founded rule in new territories.Source- See “Conclusion” and “Temple Protection and State Maintenance” section. [Page-76(actually seventh page of Part II)] & [Page-70(actually first page of Part II)]

4) Statement- That is why in “pre-modern Indo-Muslim states, some temples were desecrated, some were protected and others were constructed anew”.Source- The very sub-title of the Part-II. [Page-70(actually first page of Part II)]

5) Statement- However, this practice of desecration of temples “patronized” by the erstwhile rulers dates back to the 6th century CE.Source- 6th line of the Introduction of the Part-II. [Page-70(actually first page of Part II)] Further examples are given in Part-I in the 4th and 5th Page.

6)Eaton makes it very clear that no campaign was done by Sultans to destroy or desecrate temple or idols but campaigns were done to conquer new territories in which some temples patronized by erstwhile were rulers were selectively desecrated.

Any one can check the authenticity of the facts given. However, I urge personally to go through both the parts to get a clear perspective. It’s of just 17 pages (9+8=17). In brief, read the conclusion part where everything is present in nutshell. Thank you.Ghatus (talk) 17:09, 13 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Please read WP:COATRACK. This article is on Delhi Sultanate, not "all about Eaton" or defensive or aggressive opinions from either side.


 * I have kept constructive parts of your edit, just reverted undue WP:COATRACK parts. Beren Dersi (talk) 03:41, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

Successor states
People seem to have added a long list of successor States to the Delhi Sultanate. As far as I am concerned, it has only one successor: the Mughal empire. Is there any reason why other successors are needed? - Kautilya3 (talk) 00:05, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
 * , YES, only Mughals. BTW, have you seen how wrong info is being propagated in this article. I am giving just two examples,

1) It says in the box that Lodis destroyed temples in Tamil Nadu. But, Lodis did not even cross central India, forget about going them to the Tamil Nadu.

2)Kashmir was NEVER RULED by Delhi sultanate. Native Muslim converts ruled Kashmir till Akbar came. So, how can Delhi Sultanate destroy temple in Kashmir?( It is even given in picture)

This articles confuses any Muslim state in India between 1206-1526 with this Delhi Sultanate. I am fed up correcting even this basic Indian History. Bye,Ghatus (talk) 12:13, 11 August 2015 (UTC)


 * See Peter Jackson's Delhi Sultanate book @ p. 162 etc. Jackson writes, Vijayanagara Empire took over southern regions from Delhi Sultanate in 1336. Just like Mughal Empire took over the north from Delhi Sultanate's last dynasty in 1526. Same happened in Bengal etc. There were more than one successor, after the peak reached during the Tughlaq dynasty, but it is not a long list. Ignore POV, go with what scholars have published. Beren Dersi (talk) 14:19, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Loss of territory doesn't count as "succession." Otherwise we would have zillions of successors for each State. Only those losses that are directly correlated with the ending of a regime should be counted as successors. - Kautilya3 (talk) 14:23, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
 * See Template:infobox former country which recommends not listing even all the losses resulting from the ending of a regime. - Kautilya3 (talk) 14:28, 16 August 2015 (UTC)


 * The template says, "In some cases, most readers would expect to see every state that was formed, not just the official predecessor/successor. If so, list all states." Vijayanagara, Bengal and Gajapati fit this. These formed long before Delhi Sultanate's demise and continued for a while after the 1526 end of Delhi Sultanate. Mughal Empire started not as a peaceful succession to Delhi Sultanate, but after a war and the complete loss of left over Delhi Sultanate territory. What about predecessor states? do Sena, Tomara or Ghurid qualify by your logic (someone needs to fix the Ghurid dynasty article map and these three wiki articles). Beren Dersi (talk) 14:52, 16 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Vijayanagara was a successor state to the Tughlaq Dynasty, not to Delhi Sultanate. It is a typical case of confusing a single dynasty with a succession of five dynasties (Delhi Sultanate). BTW, Gajapati, Rajputs were contemporary states or federations to Delhi Sultanate, not its successors. ONLY Mughals can claim to be the successors of the Delhi Sultanate, none other. Ghatus (talk) 05:58, 17 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Ok, I got rid of all the predecessor/successor states other than Ghurid and Mughals. If it is wrong, somebody can contest it. - Kautilya3 (talk) 07:18, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

This makes no sense, "Vijayanagara was a successor state to the Tughlaq Dynasty, not to Delhi Sultanate. It is a typical case of confusing a single dynasty with a succession of five dynasties (Delhi Sultanate)." - — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghatus (talk • contribs)


 * Provide a WP:HISTRS, User:Ghatus for your OR, that says either (a) your alleged version of history, or (b) Tughlaq dynasty was not one of those five dynasties. Kautilya3, without WP:HISTRS from Ghatus, treat statements from Ghatus as potentially OR. Lets verify before making the infobox change. I have already given you Jackson reference, which supports the older version on succession. For predecessors, I will check Jackson and others again, before reverting or correcting that part, if necessary. Beren Dersi (talk) 21:16, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I do not know where is the confusion. Tughlaqs were finished in the 14th century and Vijayanagar rose in the 14th century. But, Delhi Sultanate was overthrown in 1526. So, how can Vijayanagar become a successor state to the Delhi Sultanate as a whole? Successor states must come after 1526 and only Mughals fill the criteria. No need to confuse one dynasty with a succession of five dynasties. Why are you putting Gajapati in? How did they become successor? Who conquered it before?Ghatus (talk) 11:47, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The issue has nothing to do with sources, but rather understanding the English meaning of "successor". A successor state of a regime X is the one that replaces it when the regime X ends. If the regime loses some of its territory to one or more other parties, we don't call them "successors." However, for each of those parties, the regime X would be counted as their "predecessor" because, for the region under their control, the regime preceded it. So Vijayanagar's predecessor is the Delhi Sultanate. However, Vijayanagara is not the Delhi Sultanate's successor. That is because Vijayanagara did not end the Delhi Sultanate, only ended its control over certain territory. I hope you understand the difference. - Kautilya3 (talk) 12:43, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Kautilya3, thank you for clarifying the definition. If a governor of Delhi Sulatante declare himself independent and establishes new state, as Muzaffar Shah I established Gujarat Sultanate, the state can not said as successor as per your definition but can be attached as followed by if needed. Right? :) --Nizil (talk) 23:10, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I am not sure what you mean by "followed by." Are you talking about the infobox or something else? The point I made earlier is that Gujarat Sultanate can have Delhi Sultanate as its predecessor, but the Delhi Sultanate doesn't have Gujarat Sultanate as its successor. Losing territory is not counted as "succession." Cheers, Kautilya3 (talk) 23:15, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Punjab region
Regarding this edit, the sentence says that the Delhi Sultanate lasted for 320 years. Can you specify during what periods it was limited to the "Punjab region"? - Kautilya3 (talk) 09:30, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The Delhi Sultanate has never only been limited to Punjab. In fact the Delhi Sultanate has never even been limited to only Delhi either. That sentence concerns with where they were based in. If you take a look at the maps in the article and some other ones you can see that while losing and gaining other parts of the Indian subcontinent, they never lost Delhi and Punjab.Filpro (talk) 20:51, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Temple desecration
Following sentence is in article:

According to Eaton, there were a total of 37 instances of Hindu Temple desecration in span 320 years. I think it is an understatement. It should not be "total instances" but "recorded instances" as many instances may not have been documented in any texts. It is likely that only major temples desecration are recorded. Current sentence also omits/ignores Jain and Buddhist temples. It also seem that Eaton has also omitted several instances which are recorded elsewhere, like in inscriptions. They should be taken under consideration. So total of 37 is understatement. If Qutb complex was built from stones of 27 temples (according to some sources as written in article), how only 37 temples were destroyed during whole Delhi Sultanate period? I think some serious rewording needed to reflect this. Regards,--Nizil (talk) 12:23, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Eaton's quote from an interview:

I think it clarifies a lot. We should make changes to reflect this.--Nizil (talk) 12:46, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I have made some minor changes to reflect the opinion.--Nizil (talk) 13:26, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Origins in lead
I find the following sentence in the lead problematic:

User:Maestro2016's comments here suggest that the terms "Turko-Afghan" and "Turko-Indian" are intended to describe the ethnic ("Turko") and geographical ("Afghan"/"Indian") origins of the dynasties.

Thus, the sentence apparently describes ethnic and geographical origins of two of the dynasties, but only ethnic origins for the three other dynasties. This may mislead the readers, who may assume that "Afghan" and "Indian" here refer to the ethnic origins of these dynasties.

Moreover, it is not clear why the Khaljis are being called "Turko-Afghan" while the Tughluqs are being described as "Turko-Indian". The Khalji dynasty's founder Jalaluddin was a state official in present-day India, as was the Tughluq dynasty's founder Ghiyasuddin.

I've not come across any reliable source using the term "Turko-Indian" to describe the Tughluqs, in the sense "of Turkic ethnicity and residing in India". The term "Turko-Afghan" is also confusing, because many books use it to describe all the dynasties in the sense "of either Turkic or Afghan origin". For example:


 * "Rule of the Delhi Sultanate under five largely Turko-Afghan dynasties"
 * "Within the general rubric of the Delhi Sultanate are included five dynasties that ruled north India from Qutbuddin Aibek onwards: Mamluks (1210– 90); Khaljis (1290–1320); Tughluqs (1320–1413); Saiyyids (1414–51); and Lodis (1451–1526). They all had Turko-Afghan origins..."
 * "the Turko-Afghan period, which had begun with Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1206"
 * "Several Turko-Afghan dynasties ruled from Delhi: the Mamluk (1211-90), the Khalji (1290-1320), the Tughlaq (1320–1414), the Sayyid (1414–51), and the Lodhi (1451–1526)."
 * "But it was only in 1206 that Qutb al Din Aibak, a Turko-Afghan, established a Turko-Afghan sultanate in northern India."
 * "Of the Turko-Afghan dynasties in India the Tughluqs had the longest period of rule of their credit."
 * "After the fall of the Turko-Afghans, among whom the Lodhis were the last..."

Thus, calling one dynasty "Turkic", another "Turko-Afghan", and yet another "Turko-Indian", based on a synthesis of different sources is not appropriate.

I suggest that this line be removed from the article lead, unless someone can find a single reliable source that mentions ethnic and/or geographical origins for all these dynasties. The origins can be described in the article body instead, wheremore detailed explanations can provide the necessary clarity. utcursch &#124; talk 18:58, 3 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Regarding the Tughlaqs, the "Turko-Indian" is in reference to the fact that the dynasty's founder Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq had a Turkic father and Hindu mother, which is mentioned in the article. Regarding the Khiljis, the "Turko-Afghan" is in reference to them being Turks who lived in Afghanistan for centuries, and were thus ethnically Turkic but culturally Afghan. However, I was not aware that the other dynasties also had geographic background in Afghanistan. In that case, it might be better to separately mention the ethnic and geographic backgrounds. For example, mentioning that, ethnically, three dynasties were Turkic, one was Turko-Indian, and one was Pashtun, while at the same time mentioning that, geographically, they all hail from Afghanistan. Maestro2016 (talk) 21:08, 3 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree with your suggestion that we mention there ethnic and geographic background separately. It's quite confusing that "Indian" in "Turko-Indian" refers to ethnicity, but "Afghan" in "Turko-Afghan" refers to ancestors' homeland. That said, from what I know, not all of these dynasties hail from Afghanistan. "Turko-Afghan" in these references seems to mean that these dynasties were of either Turkic or Afghan (Pashtun) origin. Also, "Turko-Indian" doesn't seem to be present in any reliable source as a designation for the Tughluqs -- it seems to be original research. utcursch &#124; talk 03:48, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Saying that all the 5 dynasties were "Turko-Afghan" is very misleading. Are we implying that these dynasties started in Afghanistan and then invaded India? No. Four of them were ethnic Turks(Turkics) and one was ethnic Pashtuns and all of them started within Indian territory. Calling all of them Turko-Afghan is very misleading. Afghan means a citizen or resident of Afghanistan, it is not an ethnicity. Even a Hindu or Sikh living in Afghanistan will be Afghan but a Turk or Pashtun living in India, wont be Afghan. NineTimes (talk) 17:05, 5 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree. To avoid any confusion, the ethnic and geographical origins should be mentioned separately, if at all. utcursch &#124; talk 14:41, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * The source says Turkic and Hindu origins, so I think that would be a better description for the dynasty. Maestro2016 (talk) 01:23, 7 November 2017 (UTC)


 * The source clearly describes the Tughluq dynasty as a "Turkish dynasty" twice on that page. That was the primary identity of the Tughluqs, who did not identify as of mixed Hindu ethnicity.
 * The source states that Ghiyath al-Din's mother was Hindu, based on which the lead now describes the dynasty as of "Turkic and Hindu origins". Like the geographic origin issue, the problem here is of consistency: we're describing ancestry of the Tughluq dynasty, but the self-identified ethnicity for the other four dynasties.
 * The kings of the other dynasties also had non-Turkic ancestry (for example, the mother of Shihabuddin Omar was a Hindu). The sentence, as it currently stands, implies that the other four dynasties were of purely Turk or Afghan ancestry.
 * Whatever we mention (ethnic identity, geographical homeland, ancestry) in the lead, we should mention it for all the dynasties consistently, preferably with a single source. Or we should not mention these at all. utcursch &#124; talk 14:59, 7 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I somewhat agree that ethnicity/homeland/ancestry probably shouldn't be mentioned in the lead, since it's all over the place. I think the ethnicity/homeland/ancestry stuff should instead be mentioned in the dynasty sections below. Maestro2016 (talk) 22:49, 8 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, much better now. utcursch &#124; talk 14:26, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

I have updatedthe khilji section (jalaludin from turkic to turko afghan) to keep up with modern scholership.I have provided reliable sources, and i can provide more. please before changing discuss it here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:190:B580:547E:C1BC:A0D9:ECF9 (talk) 23:03, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Noted for repelling an attack of the Mongol empire
The article writes: The sultanate is noted for being one of the few states to repel an attack by the Mongol Empire. There is a reference given, but not what the referenced text says.

There is a big difference between the following two statements: The sultanate has repelled an attack of the Mongol empire and the sultanate is noted for having repelled an attack of the Mongol empire. Further, since the attack mentioned may have been by Neguderi, as the linked articles state, it is not clear whether it has been an attack by the Mongol empire or by other Mongol forces - making the claim as is wrong. What we need is the text in the reference, a specification of the invasion, and proof it has been an attack by the Mongol empire itself that has been repelled. -- Zz (talk) 21:04, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Source for "Chirag" being the native name?
Is there any source for the native name of the Delhi Sultanate being "Chirag"? I couldn't find anything. Chan-Paton factor (talk) 13:49, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Buddhism and Bakhtiyar
I have removed that content. The sources mention about Bakhtiyar, who died in 1206. Delhi Sultanate was founded much later and existed for over 3 centuries and has nothing to do with the demolition of Buddhist places. The edit was initially inserted by a vandalism. A user is trying to add it back. It must be removed. Thank you.85.211.165.21 (talk) 18:51, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have sources to prove this? Romartus Imperator (talk) 19:07, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Dear sockpuppet, prove what? Check in the history section. 85.211.165.21 (talk) 19:10, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Bakhtiyar's Eastern campaigns were a part of Qutb al-Din Aibak's invasions (Aibak collected war booty), which were precisely the invasions which established the Delhi Sultanate. The Delhi Sultanate was not founded "much later", it was founded in 1206.
 * Regardless, Bakhtiyar's invasions are not the only examples of the desecration of temples. The Desecration of temples, universities and libraries section has a whole list. Chan-Paton factor (talk) 07:33, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, I partly agree with the IP. Some its edits are oaky. The main catastrophe has been that long edit warring nevertheless. I am going to make some changes, but don't remove anything without any consensus.--Relaxwikis (talk) 14:30, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Your changes seem fair, except for the change of "universities and libraries" to "Buddhist universities and libraries" -- most of these were not sectarian. See the Nalanda article, which mentions the teaching of the Vedas (and Sanskrit grammar, which was also generally a Hindu discipline) at Nalanda. Chan-Paton factor (talk) 16:23, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Tge names of the delhi contribution and rulers
English 2409:4066:E98:BCC5:0:0:A7C8:6710 (talk) 04:08, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Maestro2016 has been banned as a sockpuppet of Jagged_85
I thought you should be aware that User:Maestro2016 has been banned as a sockpuppet of User:Jagged_85. Jagged_85 received a community ban for misrepresenting and abusing sources on a massive scale, especially in the areas of Islamic history and inventions. I would therefore strongly recommend taking a close look at Maestro2016's contributions to this article. Any edits made, even if referenced, should be considered dubious unless the exact reference has been validated. Merlinme (talk) 23:00, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Khalji dynasty(indo muslims)
I’ve already brought this issue up on the main page of the khalji dynasty, but there is even more issues on this page. For example, this sentence still remains despite the fact that it was removed months ago from the main page of the khalji dynasty for various reasons. “After their settlment in India they assimilated into the mass Indian Muslim settlements due to their century long domicile in India since the early Ghorid invasions.”

There’s a lot of references to an Indian Muslim nobility/state within this article but as I explained in the talk page of the khalji dynasty, this is false.

Talk:Khalji dynasty

Amazingly Satish Chandra’s is cited here, and his source has been greatly misconstrued. I’ll quote both the article and Chandra’s exact quote.

“The Alai era saw the emergence of an Indian Muslim state, as Indian Muslims gained power to replace the old nobility”

this claims that the Aladdin era saw an emergence of an Indian Muslim state, and that Indian Muslims replaced the old nobility. This is not only completely false but also misconstrued because satish chandra doesn’t write this in the source cited. Here’s the quote. “This was the reason why, Alauddin was able to choose, and promote to the top, many non Turks”

in the entire paragraph, there is no mention of a creation of an Indian Muslim state. Satish Chandra only states that there was a promotion of some non Turks into the government. This doesn’t at all imply that Indian Muslims replaced the nobility and that there was an Indian Muslim state. In fact Satish Chandra explains why this view is false so not only is his source misconstrued, the same author seems to deny the claims written here. I cited his quote in the other talk page and I’ll cite it here as well.

“Thus, in a highly fragmented society it is hardly possible to speak of an "integrated" Indo-Muslim state.” pg 268

https://knowledgevalley2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Satish-Chandra.pdf

id recommend reading the full page because he gives an excellent explanation but nonetheless, Chandra is far more authoritative than any of the sources listed here in support of this claim. I’d recommend checking out the talk page of the khalji dynasty because there is a lot more information there. The same user who made these edits seemed to also misconstrue other sources such as John bowman.

It is for these reasons that I have decided to remove parts of the article. If anyone wants to discuss this with me feel free to use the talk page. Someguywhosbored (talk) 18:39, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the cleanup! पाटलिपुत्र  (Pataliputra)  (talk) 05:34, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
 * No problem! I’m glad I can help and I appreciate your edits as well. Someguywhosbored (talk) 05:43, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Unnecessary mention of "Islamic" in lead
Is there any particular reason why "Islamic" is mentioned in lead? No other articles like that of Ottoman Empire, Saudi Arabia, or the Sultanate of Gujarat where the official state religion is/was Islam and rulers were Muslim mention "Islamic" in their lead. This word was added arbitrarily without talk page discussion recently on 26 February 2024 by Solblaze. PadFoot2008 (talk) 07:55, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Seriously? To have no mention of this in the (rather long) lead seems highly POV to me. Johnbod (talk) 09:36, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've till now never seen an article mentioning the official religion of the state. There so many Islamic states now. None of the articles mention that specifically in the lead. Mentioning the religion of the monarchs in this article but no other article seems PoV pushing to me. Even other state articles with long leads do not mention the state religion. PadFoot2008 (talk) 08:29, 12 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Comment: Could "Muslim state" be preferable to "Islamic state", the latter seemingly implying a specific and well-defined form of government based on sharia law, not to mention the modern "terroristic" connotations through the term "Islamic State"? पाटलिपुत्र  (Pataliputra)  (talk) 09:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello @पाटलिपुत्र. I'm curious about the necessity of including the state religion in the article's lead. As far as I know, no prevailing Wikipedia convention mandates the mention of the state religion in the lead. Additionally, I've noticed that other articles, both historical and contemporary, featuring states with official religions, don't include this detail in their leads. I'm wondering what justifies the specific need for this article to mention the state religion when others do not? PadFoot2008 (talk) 08:32, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with Muslim rather than Islamic, but I think the religion needs mentioning. The DS, unlike say the HRE for most of its existence, was a leader in expanding Islam over a huge area, often including violence. It certainly saw this as the/a major part of it's raison d'etre. To omit this in the lead seems highly POV to me. Johnbod (talk) 14:29, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The Delhi Sultanate's sole or chief aim was not to spread Islam in its dominions. Mentioning it as a Muslim state or Islamic state simply because under it Islam spread widely is not a reason to include Muslim/Islam in the very first sentence especially as no other historical or modern state whose official policy is/was also to promote Islam doesn't mention it in the lead either. Even the article on the Holy Roman Empire or as it was earlier known the Christian Empire which was formed mostly to protect Christianity doesn't mention it. Or you could consider the Ottoman Empire which widely spread Islam in southeastern Europe. The article on that doesn't mention it in th lead either. PadFoot2008 (talk) 16:02, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Stop Edit war
can you two please stop the WP:EDITWAR

you both already violating the Wikipedia:Edit_warring#The three-revert rule|The three-revert rule

it will be taken immediate action if you not stopping Ahendra (talk) 22:31, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Hindavi
@Malik-Al-Hind You are welcome to change the dates, provided they are sourced. In all likelihood, Hindavi was known by the rulers from the very beginning of the Delhi Sultanate. Hindavi was the lingua franca, so it was known by the elites and non-elites, which was mentioned by Eaton as well. Persian was confined to the elites. Foreverknowledge (talk) 17:42, 17 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Yes but my question is. As per the source I cited, The elites specifically spoke Urdu as well. And they carried this language to Deccan with them while shifting their capital.
 * Persian was the official and court language for sure but the elites spoke Urdu/hindavi too.
 * Thanks for letting me change the dates. Malik-Al-Hind (talk) 17:44, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Eaton said that it was also known by the elites. But when you phrase it as “the language of elites” it mistakenly suggests a high language confined to the elites. So I think mentioning lingua franca is sufficient, since use by elites would be implicit in that. But if you prefer mentioning the word “elites”, you can write “known by the elites since…” Foreverknowledge (talk) 18:02, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I mean if it was known to them then they probably used it too. Eaton also says "These elite colonists carried these languages to the Deccan from Delhi while shifting"
 * So it means they obviously spoke the language too.
 * This is why even the Madurai sultanate of khiljis spoke urdu.
 * Besides that Your suggestion is completely fine. We can use the word "known" if we are using the word elite. But I will suggest that "language of the elites" would be a better term since they even spreaded this language to the south later on. Malik-Al-Hind (talk) 19:34, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Okay, you can leave it as is. Foreverknowledge (talk) 20:06, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Malik-Al-Hind (talk) 02:18, 18 April 2024 (UTC)