TNPSC Micro Topics

Evolution of Syncretic Culture Architecture Qutb Minar, originally a 72.5 metre tower when completed by Iltutmish, was increased to 74 metres by the repairs carried out by Firuz Shah Tughlaq. The Minar is facilitated by 379 steps and it is magnificent for the height, balconies projecting out marking the storeys, the gradual sloping of the […]

Economy Trade and Urbanization Industrial Expertise Education Historiography In addition to secular sciences that came with Arabic and Persian learning to India, one more notable addition was systematic historiography. The collection of witnesses’ narratives and documents that the Chachnama (thirteenth-century Persian translation of a ninth-century Arabic original), in its account of the Arab conquest of

Administration of the Sultanate State and Society Religion An important aspect of Islam in India was its early acceptance of a long-term coexistence with Hinduism, despite all the violence that occurred in military campaigns, conquests and depredations. The conqueror Mu’izzuddin of Ghor had, on some of his gold coins, stamped the image of the goddess

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)