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Delhi Sultanate :Administration, Culture,Literature, Art & Architecture

Delhi Sultanate

Administration

Sultans considered theselves as

representative of Caliphs  (as

inscribed on their coins & Khutba

(Prayer)) & were of Islamic origin

Balban considered  himself as shadow

of god  & of divine originality

Ittutmish, Muhammad bin  tughlaq & 

Firoz tughlaq received Mansur  or

letter of permission from Caliphs

Sultans were most important

administrators & had ultimate

authority of the military (Commander

in chief of military)

Greatest post was of Naib  who

practically enjoyed all the powers

of sultan 7 exercised general

control over all departments

Next to Naib was Wazir, head of

finance department known as Diwan –

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iasmaniacsBe updated with every "Not to

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i – wazirat

Military department “ Diwan – i –

Ariz” was headed by Ariz – i –

Mumalik , responsible for recruiting

soldiers & administring military

department

Diwan – i – Rasalat was department

of religious affairs headed by chief

Sadr

Head of judicial department of chief

Qazi  & muslim sharia law  was

followed in civil matters

Hindus were goverened by their own

personal laws & their cases were

dispensed by village panchayats

Department of correspondence Diwan –

i – Insha dealt with correspondence

b/w rulers & officials

Local Administration

Provinces were called Iqtas under

the charge of nobles, which later

came under the charge of Governors

called “ Muqtis or Walis” >> Mainly

to maintain law & collect revenue

Iqtas were divided in shiqs

(districts) under shiqdars, which

were further divided into Pargana

(no. of villages) headed by Amils

Village headman was known as

Mukaddam or chaudhary & Village

accountant Patwari

Economy

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Land was mainly divided into 3

categories :

Iqta land : land assigned to

officials as iqtas instead of

payments for their services

Khalisa Land : land under direct

control of sultan

Inam Land : Land assigned / granted

to religious leaders or religious

institutions

Peasants paid 1/3 or even 1 / 2 of

their produce as land revenue along

with other taxes & frequent famines

>> always lived hand to mouth living

Cotton & silk industries  flourished

in this period along with paper

industry

1 silver Tanka = 48 jitals in Khalji

time = 50 jitals in tughlaq time

Social Life

Traditional caste system with

Brahamans at the top , prevalent

sati & parda system for women

No intermarriage b/w turks, iranian,

afgans & indian muslims

Hindus were considered zimmis or

protected people for whom they were

forced to pay a tax called Jiziya (

In begining, it was collected as a

part of land tax but Firoz tughlaq

seperated it from land revenue &

collected it as a separate tax)

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Art Architecture

Quwwat ul islam mosque near qutub

minar was built using materials

obtained from destroying hindu &

jain temples

Buildings were constructed by

combining arch & dome, Muhammad bin

tughlaq built the tomb of

Ghiyasuddin tughlaq on a high

platform

Music

Amir Khusro (1252 – 1325)

Introduced Ragas like ghora & Sanam

Evolved Qawwali mixing Indian &

Iranian musicInvented Sitar

New music instruments such as Sarangi & Rabab

were introduced in this period

Indian classical work rangdarpan was

translated to persian during Firoz Tughlaq

reign

Raja Man singh (Gwalior) was a great music

lover of this period & loved man Kautuhal

Pir Bhodan  >> famous Sufi Saint of this

period

Literature

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«Ghaznavids,Mahmud

Of Gazni, Muhammad

January 20, 2015 iasmania   Medieval India History No

Comment  Amir Khusro, Delhi Sultante, Delhi Sultante

administration, Delhi Sultante architecture, Delhi Sultante

art, Delhi Sultante culture, Delhi Sultante economy, Delhi

Sultante literature

Barani’s “ Tariq – i – Firoz – Shahi

“ contains history of Tughlaq

dynasty

Minhaj Us Siraj wrote “Tabaqat – i –

Nasari” contains general history of

muslims dynasty upto 1260

Amir Khusro (famous persian writer)

:

1. created new style of persian poetry

called Sabaq – i – hind / Indian

styled persian poetry

2. Wrote Khazain – ul – Fatah about

Alaunddin conquests

3. Wrote Tughlaq nama about the rise of

Ghiyasuddin tughlaq

Zia Nakshabi >> 1st  one to translate

sanskrit stories into persian ( 1st

one was Tuti nama or book of parrot)

Rajat Rangini written by Kalhana was

also translated to persian during

this period

Chand Bharati >> famous hindi poet

of this time

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Ghori, Delhi

Sultanate, Slave

Dynasty, Khalji

Dynasty, Tughlaq

Dynasty, Sayyids,

Lodis

Sufism and Bhakti Movement»

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