The Bahmani Kingdom Of all the independent Muslim kingdoms that arose on the ruins of the Delhi Sultanate, the Bahmani kingdom of the Deccan proved to be the most powerful. It came into exis... Read more
After the death of Mahmud Begarha on the 23rd November, 1511, the throne passed to his son Muzaffar II, who waged successful wars against the Rajputs and restored Mahmud Khalaji of Malwa to... Read more
Mahmud’s eldest son, Ghiyas-ud-din, ascended the throne of Malwa two days after his father’s death. He was a lover of peace and a devout Muslim, ” particular in his daily p... Read more
Independent Sultanates in the Provinces ofNorthern and Western India Jaunpur The city of Jaunpur was founded by Firuz of the house of Tughluq to perpetuate the memory of his cousin and patro... Read more
Iliyas was succeeded by his son, Sikandar Shah, early in whose reign the Delhi Sultan made a second attempt to recover Bengal but had to return disappointed. After a prosperous reign of abou... Read more
After the death of Sikandar, his eldest son, Ibrahim, was elevated to the throne at Agra on the 21st November, 1517. A faction of the nobility advocated a partition of the kingdom and set up... Read more
Delhi : The Sayyids and the Lodis The so-called Sayyids AFTER the death of Sultan Mahmud, the nobles of Delhi acknowledged Daulat Khan Lodi, the most powerful of their number, as the ruler o... Read more
