Mubarak Shah (Sayyid Dynasty) Mubarak Shah Mubarak Shah was the King of Delhi Sultanate. He belonged to Sayyid Dynasty. Khizr Khan had nominated his son Mubarak Khan as his heir. Mubarak Khan ascended the Delhi throne under the title Mubarak Shah and the nobles apparently acclaimed his accession although in reality they did not…
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Military Organization of Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri (also Sher Khan) realized the need of a strong army and in his fight against the Mughals he relied mostly on the Afghans whom he invited from different parts of the country and employed them to positions suitable to everybody’s ability. The Military Organization…
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Major Achievements of Iltutmish The major achievements of Iltutmish are discussed below. Iltutmish may justly be regarded as the greatest ruler of the early Turkish Sultanate. He not only saved the infant Muslim dominion in India from disruption but consolidated the conquests of Qutubuddin into a strong and compact monarchy. Iltutmish was one of the…
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Main Features of Sufism (Sufi Movement in Medieval India) Sufism (Sufi Movement in Medieval India) Introduction: The Sufis from the liberal element in Islam and it is by their efforts that Islam has acquired some respect in India. There were many orders of the sufis which slightly differ from one another in certain…
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Land Revenue System of Sher Shah Suri The historical importance of land revenue system of Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan) lies in the fact that they formed the starting point of the series of experiments what marked the first half of Akbar’s reign. Land Revenue System of Sher Shah: Before Sher Shah, the…
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King Sri Krishnadevaraya (History) Sri Krishnadevaraya (1509 – 1529 A.D.) King Sri Krishnadevaraya was the greatest emperor South India has produced. When he ascended the throne in 1509, the political condition of the Vijayanagar Empire was very gloomy. The rulers of Orissa were in possession of coastal Andhra up to Nellore. The Sultan…
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Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji was the founder of Khilji Dynasty. He was the Sultan of Delhi for the period between 1290 and 1296. The people of Delhi, however, did not at first welcome Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji as they regarded him as of Afghan stock. Modern writers are also of opinion that…
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Islam Shah Suri Islam Shah Suri’s original name was Jalal Khan and he was the younger son of Sher Shah Suri. He was the second ruler of Suri Dynasty. As he was fairly well-educated man and a poet in Persian at the time of his accession, it may be presumed that he must…
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Indo-Islamic Architecture Indo-Islamic Architecture refers to the art of Indian Architecture that resulted from the cultural intermingling after the advent of Muslim rulers into the Indian sub-continent. The most important innovation that the Turkish rulers introduced was the use of the arch and the dome on a larger scale. The Arabs had borrowed this…
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Impact of Islam on Hinduism and Hindustan (India) Impact of Islam on Hinduism and Hindustan: The Delhi Sultan covers a period of a little more than three centuries. During this period Islam made rapid progress in Hindustan (India) and caused its influence on Hinduism. The Muslims constituted a new and powerful element in the…
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