A Comprehensive History of India: Comprehensive history of medieval IndiaThis book is primarily meant for the general public and students, who desire to understand the history and culture of India. It is the product of a joint venture undertaken by a group of historians who do not go by conformist views but by critical, objective and analytical assessment of events and developments in accordance with the methodical discipline of scientific research. |
Contents
Muslim Invaders of India | 1 |
India on the Eve of Mahmuds Invasion Invasions of Sultan | 2 |
Establishes His Position Mongol Threat Raziya Sultana | 33 |
Rise and Fall of the Sultanate | 51 |
Tughluqs 13201403 Invasion of Timur Syeds 14141451 | 72 |
Independent Provincial Kingdoms in | 75 |
Deccan and South India | 83 |
Babar 14831530 | 103 |
Conquest of Ahmadnagar | 157 |
War with | 163 |
A Broad View of Aurangzebs Reign | 174 |
Decline and Fall of the Mughal Empire | 198 |
Bahadur Shah Jahandar Shah Farrukh Siyar Muhammad | 206 |
Sambhaji 16801689 Peshwa Baji Rao 17201740 | 212 |
Economic Religious and Social Life | 224 |
Renaissance Muslim Religious Movements | 235 |
Common terms and phrases
Adil Shah administration Afghan Agra Ahmadnagar Akbar Alauddin Amir appointed Arabs architecture army Aurangzeb Babar Bahadur Bahmani Balban battle became Bengal Bhakti Bidar Bihar Bijapur Brahmin brother capital captured centre chief conquered conquest court Daulatabad death Deccan defeated Delhi Devagiri dynasty expedition father Feroz gave Ghazni Ghiyasuddin Ghori Golconda governor Gujarat Guru Hindi Hindu Humayun Ibrahim Iltutmish imperial India invaders invasion Islam Jahangir Jaunpur jaziya Kabul Kafur Kandahar Kashmir Khilji Khusrau king kingdom Lahore land large number Lodi Mahabat Khan Mahmud Malik Malwa mansabdar Maratha Mewar military minister Mongols mosques Mughal Emperor Mughal empire Muhammad Shah Muslim nobles Noor Jahan officers Persian Peshwa plundered Prince provinces Punjab qazi Raja Rajputs Rana realised rebellion reign religious revenue rule ruler Sanskrit scholars Shah's Shahi Shahjahan Sher Khan Sher Shah Shivaji Sikhs Sindh Singh soldiers succeeded success successor Sultan temples territories throne took Tughluq Turkish Vijayanagar