Day: April 5, 2020

Land revenue system under Akbar The land revenue system as it emerged under Akbar may be considered the culmination of developments which had started much earlier, even before the establishment of the Delhi Sultanat. selfstudyhistory.com The evolution of the revenue system under Akbar, leading to what is called the dahsala or Ten-Year system in the […]

Educational development during Sultanate period Education system of Sultanate period can be divided into two parts: Islamic education system Non-Islamic education system (Hindu, Buddhist and Jain) selfstudyhistory.com Islamic education system Subjects: Traditional in spirit and theological in content. Quran, Shariat, Arabic grammar, Persian grammar and various secular subjects like mathematics, astronomy, medicine etc. Traditional subjects […]

Lekhapaddhati A text that gives direct, useful historical information is the anonymous Lekhapaddhati, a work in Sanskrit and Prakrit composed in Gujarat in about the 13th century. selfstudyhistory.com It contains models of various types of legal documents. It contains a collection of specimen letters and provides rules for drafting a variety of documents, such as […]

Nature of political system of Maratha The nature of political system of Marathas can be divided into three main phases: Phase I (17th century): Centralised nature of Maratha political system (under Shivaji) Centralised state machinery: Shivaji as an absolute ruler with all powers concentrated in his hands. He was a benevolent despot. selfstudyhistory.com Ashtapradhan: Council […]

Rana Kumbha’s cultural contribution Rana Kumba (1438-68) was a great ruler of Mewar in medieval period. He was a great patron of literature and art. An estimate of Rana Kumbha as a patron of literature and art: Music He had a keen interest in music and he was a great musician himself. He was a […]

Establishment of Jagir and Mansab systems The mansab and jagir systems under the Mughals in India did not develop suddenly; they evolved steadily through the time. These institutions were borrowed in some form from Western Asia and modified to suit the needs of the time in India. selfstudyhistory.com During Babur’s time, the term wajhdar was […]

Persian histories and other literature With the coming of the Mughals, a new era in Persian lite­rature started. The important role of Persian and Sanskrit as vehicles of thought and government at the all-India level, and the development of regional languages, was largely as a result of the growth of the Bhakti movement. Regional languages […]

Bahmanids Political situation in the Deccan immediately prior to the establishment of the Bahmani kingdom: Most parts of the Deccan were conquered and annexed to the Delhi Sultanate during Muhammad Tughluq’s reign. He made elaborate administrative arrangements for the Deccan region. selfstudyhistory.com Ulugh Khan was “viceroy” of the region. selfstudyhistory.com The whole region was ‘divided […]

Bernier’s account of India François Bernier was a French physician, traveler, political philosopher and historian. He was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668. He was closely associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, after Dara Shikoh’s demise, was attached to […]

Shams Siraj Afif’s Account- Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi, written by Shams Siraj Afif, gives a detailed account of the reign of Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388 AD). It was written some years after the invasion of Delhi by Timur (1398) i.e. after the death of the Sultan. selfstudyhistory.com It is the continuation of the Tarikh-i […]