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Gibb Memorial Series; IB: Ibn Battuta; JT: Rashid al-Din, Jami‛ al-tavarikh; MP: Marco Polo, Le divisement du monde; MRTB: Memoirs of the Research Department of the Toyō Bunko; SP: Rashid al-Din, Shu‛ab-i panjganaKEYWORDS: Chaghadayids, Delhi Sultanate, Qara'unas, Tame...
Fenech has made a crucial point that "the worldly authority of the Islamicate rulers of the Delhi Sultanate and the later Mughal empire derived principally from the blessings of the revered master who was the object of the hagiographer's attention" (Fenech 2008, p. 57). In his arguments, ...
Architecture: a relic of a forgotten Past or …? 9 Mins Read Dearest fellow rulers, Allow me to indulge you in a cup of coffee, tea, wine or beverage. As you listen to my words and read my lines, set your music… Read More
Gumbad, the Persian-origin word for dome, serve as the crown of architecture. Common in Muslim architecture, these can be found in India Mughal & Delhi Sultanate style architecture.
The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, with four rulers ruling from 1414 to 1451. Founded by Khizr Khan a former governor of Multan,
Later, Bengal was incorporated into the Delhi Sultanate. The Muslim conquest was accompanied by the spread of Islam. In the mid-14th century the Delhi vicegerents of Bengal became independent rulers, and several dynasties controlled the region until 1576, when the country was conquered by the ...
The records left by the court historians of the Delhi Sultanate state that Malik Kafur raided Chidambaram, Srirangam & Madurai. He also attacked other Tamil towns and destroyed the temples. The Nataraja temple was one of the sources of the gold and jewels booty he brought back to Delhi. The...
Blain Auer is Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Lausanne. He is the author of Symbols of Authority in Medieval Islam: History, Religion and Muslim Legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate (2012), co-editor of Encountering Buddhism and Islam in Medieval Central and South Asia (2019...