Sayyid Dynasty (1414–1451) In the entire history of the Delhi Sultanate there was only one Sultan who voluntarily abdicated his throne and moved to a small town away from Delhi, where he lived for three full decades in contentment and peace. He was Alam Shah of the Sayyid dynasty. – Abraham Eraly, The Age of […]

The Tughlaq Dynasty Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (1320–1325) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1325-1351) Transfer of Capital Token Currency Sultan’s Other Innovative Measures Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351–1388) The vizier of Firuz Tughlaq, the famous Khan-i-Jahan, was a Brahmin convert to Islam. Originally known as Kannu, he was captured during the Sultanate campaigns in Warangal (present-day Telangana). Conciliatory Policy towards

The Khaljis (1290-1320) Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1290-1296) Ala-ud-din Khalji (1296–1316) Ala-ud-din and Nobles Mongol Threats Military Campaigns Ala-ud-din’s Internal Reforms Sultan’s Market Reforms Ala-ud-din’s Successors The Forty System (Chahalgani) The nobles occupied a position next only to the king in status and rank. Enjoying high social status and commanding vast resources they at times became strong

Foundation of Delhi Sultanate The Slave Dynasty The Slave dynasty is also known as the Mamluk dynasty. Mamluk means property. It is also the term for the Arabic designation of a slave. Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206-1210) Bhakthiyar Khalji is charged with destroying the glorious Buddhist University of Nalanda in Bihar, who is said to have mistaken

Prithviraj Chauhan Jaya Chandra of Kanauj Rajput Kingdoms The world famous Khajuraho temple complex consisting of many temples including the Lakshmana temple, Vishwanatha temple and Kandariya Mahadeva temple was built by the Chandelas of Bundelkhand who ruled from Khajuraho.

The Arab Conquest of Sind Muhammad Bin Qasim Mahmud of Ghazni To Arabs and Iranians, India was Hind and the Indians were ‘Hindus’. But as Muslim communities arose in India, the name ‘Hindu’ came to apply to all Indians who were not Muslims. Mahmud’s Military Raids Al-Beruni, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, and historian, came to India

Introduction (a) to introduce the students to a conventional study of rulers, events, ideas, people and their conditions under the Sultanate, and (b) to structure the content in such a way that the students examine it critically and raise new questions. Advent of Arabs: The Context (a) Slave Dynasty (1206-1290) (b) Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320) (c)

Adi Sankara (788-820) Advent of Adi Sankara Sri Ramanujar (1017-1138) Conclusion

Azhwars and Nayanmars Azhwars Nayanmars Impact

Devotional Movement and Literature Tamil Devotionalism Sources Bhakti as Ideology Bhakti and the Arts