 Within the Sultanate, which was composed of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Turks, Afghans and many other groups - the reputation of the Turks was of high stature - regarding them as elites in the community.The infusion of immigrants from the Afghan Punjab frontier into the Delhi Sultanate helped shape its future.Social and cultural history of Muslim society, and the reproduction of authority within the Delhi Sultanate can be attributed to these slaves.