ghiyas-ud-din balban was a famous and one of the most powerful sultans of the delhi sultanate of india. the real name of ghiyas-ud-din balban was ulugh khan. his famous titles were nabāb-e-khudā ("acolyte of god"), jhil-e-ellāhi ("shadow of god"), khudā-e-vandgār ("devotee of god"). ghiyas-ud-din was the 2nd sultan of the mamluk dynasty which ruled the delhi sultanate. he ruled delhi from 1266ad to 1286ad. during his reign, he appointed a spying agency called "barid". amir khusrau (poet) came to india during the reign of sultan ghiyas-ud-din balban. later amir khusrau become a famous court poet of ala-ud-din khalji. some poems of amir khusrau are kiran-ush-sadin, tughlaq nama etc. amir khusrau was also known as the parrot of india. ghiyas-ud-din balban enforced some laws like "sizada" (penalization), "paibas" (kissing the throne). sultan ghiyas-ud-din balban created the first military department of the delhi sultanate which was called "dewan-e-arz".