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