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998
Mahmud of Ghazni
In 998 AD, the Turkish conqueror, Mahmud of Ghazni, succeeded his father, and established a huge empire in Central Asia, with capital at Ghazni, the present-day South Kabul. He was 27 years old then and the first ruler to get the title as "Sultan", which means authority, thereby implying his power and strength. For 17 times, he attacked India during the period between 1000 and 1027 AD, a significant event in the history of India. -
1211
Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Aibak rose to power when a Ghurid superior was assassinated.[7] However, his reign as the Sultan of Delhi was short lived as he died in 1210 and his son Aram Shah rose to the throne, only to be assassinated by Iltutmish in 1211. -
1236
Qutb al-Din
Qutb al-Din spent most of his short reign consolidating his power in the face of resistance from his Indian subjects and threats from rival slave generals. His successors, however, such as Iltutmish (reigned 1211-36) -
1266
balban
Balban (1266-86) were able to expand the borders of the Sultanate.