Firuz Shah, Son of Rajab The sudden death of Muhammad bin Tughluq near Tattah threw his leaderless army, already embarrassed by the presence of women and children in the camp, into great con... Read more
The Delhi Sultanate was not absolutely free from external danger during this reign. In A.D. 1328-l329 the Chaghatai chief, Tarmashirin Khan, of Transoxiana invaded India. He ravaged the plai... Read more
Muhammad bin Tughluq’s decision to transfer the capital in 1327 from Delhi to Devagiri,renamed by him Daulatabad, was another ill-calculated step, which ultimately caused immense suffe... Read more
Muhammad bin Tughluq Prince Jauna declared himself as the Sultan three days after his father’s death in February-March, 1325, under the title of Muhammad bin Tughluq. Forty days later... Read more
Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq THE dynasty of Ghazi Malik may be regarded as an indigenous one. His father came to Hindustan in the time of Balban and married a Jat girl of the Punjab. From a humble... Read more
Undue Influence of Kafur As unscrupulous as his master, Kafur now tried to establish his influence as the supreme authority in the State. On the second day after the death of ‘Ala-ud-d... Read more
‘Ala-ud-din acted according to his conviction, and followed a policy of ” thorough “, calculated to help the establishment of a strong Government at the centre. The rebelli... Read more
After reducing Chitor to submission, ‘Ala-ud-din sent an army to MaIwa. Rai Mahlak Deva of Malwa and his pardhan, Koka, opposed it with a large force but were defeated and slain in Nov... Read more
In March, 1307, ‘Ala-ud-din sent an expedition under Kafur, now entitled Malik Naib (lieutenant) of the kingdom, against Ramchandradeva of Devagiri, who had withheld the payment of the... Read more
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
