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It’s not Venice, but this polity was administered by a council of slaves called the Corps of Forty until it was destroyed by Balban. (10[1])The Fatāwā-ye Jahāndārī, written in this polity by Ziyā ud-Dīn Baranī, (-5[1])advocated for its citizens to be sorted into the āshrāf and ajlāf classes. In this polity, Khizr Khān rose in status by falsely claiming to be descended from Muḥammad, establishing a dynasty of such sayyids. A rumored romance with an (-5[1])Abyssinian slave led to the overthrow of this polity’s queen Raziā Sultāna. The Qutb Mīnār commemorates an eponymous slave soldier (-5[1])who established this polity and its Mamlūk Dynasty. (-5[1])This polity’s last dynasty, the Lodīs, was conquered by Bābur and the Mughals. For 10 points, name this sultanate that mostly ruled from the present-day capital of India. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Delhi Sultanate [or Saltanat-e Dihlī or Dillī Saltanat]
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