Balban (1266-1286)
Balban was in practice ruling the country from 1246. Nasiruddin was a deeply religious scholar who wanted to devote his life to Islam and leave his affairs of state to his trusted minister. When he became sultan, he sought to make power very strong again. He Balban re-organised the military against the threat of the Mongols. He re-organised the revenues of the Iqatadars, which have been passed on to the offsprings of their original holders from the time of Shams ud-din, or maintained their hold of the Iqta even after they ceased to serve in the military.He ruled as the Sultan from 1266 until his death in 1286, allegdly at the age of eighty, which was very old at the time.