π Chapter 08 Β· Medieval India Β· Indian History
Delhi Sultanate (1206β1526)
Five dynasties β Slave, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, Lodi. Administration, architecture, Alauddin Khalji’s reforms, Ibn Battuta. Complete UPSC & PSC notes.
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π What You Will Learn in This Chapter
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Slave dynasty β Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Razia Sultana, Balban
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Alauddin Khalji’s market reforms & price control
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Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s experiments β capital transfer, token currency
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Iqta system & Sultanate administration
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Qutb Minar, Alai Darwaza β Indo-Islamic architecture
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Sayyid, Lodi dynasties & First Battle of Panipat (1526)
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Topic 01
Slave Dynasty (1206β1290)
Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Razia Sultana, Balban β administration and achievements.
Topic 02
Khalji Dynasty & Alauddin’s Reforms
Alauddin Khalji’s market reforms, price control, military reforms, Mongol invasions, Malik Kafur’s campaigns.
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Tughlaq Dynasty β Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s experiments β capital transfer, token currency, Doab taxation. Firuz Shah Tughlaq’s reforms.
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Delhi Sultanate Administration
Iqta system, central administration, provincial government, army, revenue β Sultanate governance.
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Delhi Sultanate Art & Architecture
Qutb Minar, Alai Darwaza, Tughlaqabad, Indo-Islamic architecture β features and examples.
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Sayyid, Lodi & Decline β Revision
Sayyid and Lodi dynasties, First Battle of Panipat (1526), decline of Sultanate, complete revision.
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