It was next necessary for ‘Ala-ud-din to establish himself firmly at Delhi, where the Queen-dowager, Malika Jahan, had in the meanwhile placed her younger son on the throne under the t... Read more
Jalal-ud-din Firuz THE people of Delhi did not at first welcome the new Khalji ruler, Jalal-ud-din Firuz, as they considered him to be of Afghan stock. But the late major Raverty sought to p... Read more
In the same year another danger threatened Balban from the rich province of Bengal, the distance of which often tempted its governors to defy the authority of Delhi, especially when it grew... Read more
Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Nasir-ud-din was a man of amiable and pious disposition. He was an expert calligraphist and spent his leisure moments in copying the Quran. He was also a patron of the le... Read more
Meanwhile, Ranthambhor had been recovered by Iltutmish in A.D. 1226 and a year later Mandawar in the Siwalik hills was captured by him. The Khalji Maliks of Bengal were reduced to complete s... Read more
Qutb-ud-din Aibak and Aram Shah MUHAMMAD of Ghur left no male heirs to succeed him, and his provincial viceroys soon established their own authority in their prorespective jurisdictions. Taj... Read more
The political condition of Northern India had changed considerably since the days of Sultan Mahmud. Though a part of Bihar was in the possession of the Buddhist Palas, Bengal had passed unde... Read more
The Arabs in Sind We have seen in a previous chapter how the Arabs, roused to energy and enthusiasm by a new creed, effected the conquest of Sind and carried on operations in some of the nei... Read more
