Day: March 27, 2020

Firuz Tughluq: Agrarian measures, achievements in civil engineering and public works, decline of the Sultanate: Part I Medieval India: The 14th Century: Firuz Shah Tughluq After death of Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1351, Firoz Tughluq (a cousin of Muhammad Tughlaq) had the unique distinction of being chosen as sultan by the nobles. selfstudyhistory.com His nature […]

Firuz Tughluq: Agrarian measures, achievements in civil engineering and public works, decline of the Sultanate: Part II Agrarian measures Wrote off Sondhar Firuz Shah Tughluq wrote off Sondhar (advances to peasants) given by Md. Bin Tughluq. selfstudyhistory.com New valuation (Jama): He appointed Khwaja Hisamuddin Junaid to settle the revenues afresh. The Khwaja toured the country […]

Tughluq: Major projects, agrarian measures, bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq: Part II Bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq To implement his progressive ideas, he needed a progressive administrative machinery. His approach towards the nobility was not based on racial, or on narrow religious considerations. selfstudyhistory.com He welcomed not only those families which had been settled in India for […]

Tughluq: Major projects, agrarian measures, bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq: Part I After death of Alauddin Khalji, The most influential noble Malik Kafur elevated a minor son of Alauddin to the throne, and assumed all powers. But Kafur was overthrown in a month’s time, and another son of Alauddin, Mubarak Khalji, ascended the throne. selfstudyhistory.com In […]

The Khalji Revolution: Alauddin Khalji: Conquests and territorial expansion, agrarian and economic measures: Part II Agrarian and economic measures: Alauddin Khalji’s agrarian and market reforms should be seen both in the context of the efforts at the internal restructuring of the sultanat, as also the need to create a large army to meet the threat […]

The Khalji Revolution: Alauddin Khalji: Conquests and territorial expansion, agrarian and economic measures: Part I The Khalji Revolution: The Khalji Revolution marked the overthrow of the Slave Dynasty and the establishment of the rule of Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320) in the reign of Delhi Sultanate. It was not merely a change in the dynasty but the […]