61: ART & ARCHITECTURE OF THE DELHI SULTANATE
Art and Architecture of the Delhi Sultanate: Qutb-ud-Aibak:- -'Quwwat-ul-Islam'mosque-raised on a Hindu Temple. It was the first mosque in India which built on Indo-Islamic pattern. -He built Qutub Minar in the memory of Sheikh Qutb- ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki. -Aibak could complete only one storey, other 4 storeys were built by Iltutmish. -Firoz Tughlaq repaired it and built Five Store...
62: Lodi dynasty (1451-1526)
Lodi dynasty (1451-1526): Bahlul (1451 - 1489):- -The first Afghan to rule India. Sikindar Lodhi (1489-1517):- -Son of Bahlul Lodhi -Introduced a new measurement yard called 'Ghaz-i- Sikandari'. -Founded Agra in 1506. -Wrote Persian verses under the name 'Gulrukhi'. Ibrahim Lodi (1517-1526):- -After succession dispute between two brothers - Jailal was put to death & I...
63: Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)
Sayyid Dynasty (1414 -1451): -Founded by Khizr Khan (1414 - 1421) who was Timur Viceroy of Multan and Dipalpur -Mubarak Shah 1421 - 1434 -Muhammad Shah 1434 - 1445 -Ala-un-din Alam Shah 1445 - 1451...
64: Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414)
Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1414): Sultan Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq Shah (1320-1325):- -Founder of the Tughluq dynasty of Delhi. -He came to the power after defeating the Khusro Khan in 1321 CE. -He also founded the Tughluqabad in Delhi. Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-1351):- -He constantly shifted the capital back and forth from Delhi to Daulatabad. -He levied heavy taxes on the Gange...
65: Rulers of Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
Rulers of Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320): Jalal-ud-din (1290-1296) :- --He came to power after defeating Kayumars the last Sultan of the Slave Dynasty of Delhi. --He crushed the rebellions of Malik Chhaju Kishli and Raja Bairam Dev. --He also managed to arrange a peace treaty with an invading Mongol army in 1292 in which a great grandson of Genghis Khan named Alghu embraced Islam. --By...