Studies in thought, polity and economy of medieval India, 1000-1500

By: Iqtidar Alam KhanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi Primus books 2021Description: x, 179 pISBN: 9789390430604; 9390430607Subject(s): India | India--Delhi (Sultanate) | India--Mogul Empire | Economic historyDDC classification: 954.02 Summary: This book attempts to comprehend the history of the Delhi Sultanate with reference to its Islamic identity. The Turkish chiefs, despite having a military advantage due to their expertise in horsemanship, could only consolidate their rule through adjustment and sharing of power with local kshatriya rulers, and, therefore, tended to incorporate an increasing number of Hindu chiefs in the ruling establishment. This process was sought to be made durable by conceding to the chiefs many of the pecuniary gains and social clout they had enjoyed before the conquests.
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This book attempts to comprehend the history of the Delhi
Sultanate with reference to its Islamic identity. The Turkish chiefs, despite having a military advantage due to their expertise in horsemanship, could only consolidate their rule through adjustment and sharing of power with local kshatriya rulers, and, therefore, tended to incorporate an increasing number of Hindu chiefs in the ruling establishment. This process was sought to be made durable by conceding to the chiefs many of the pecuniary gains and social clout they had enjoyed before the conquests.

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