Day Upendra Nath. Administrative System of Delhi Sultanat (1206-1413)

Kitab Mahal, 1965. — 232 p.The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526). Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially: the Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526). It covered large swathes of territory in modern-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as some parts of southern Nepal. The author has attempted to present his account of the various aspects of the Sultanate administration in a simple and well-argued manner. He sets himself to answer serious questions: Why did particular institutions arise? What were the principles behind the factional struggles amongst the officers of the Sultanate? What were the objectives and policies of the various Sultans and such other problems which puzzle the mind of a young student. For his answers he has availed himself of the results and findings of the latest scholars in this field.