Delhi Sultanate - A Political and Military History

Informationen zum Autor Peter Jackson is Professor at the Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies at Stockholm University. Klappentext The book represents the first comprehensive history of the Delhi Sultanate from 1210 1400. Zusammenfassung The book traces the history of the Delhi Sultanate! the first Islamic state established in India. This represents the first comprehensive treatment of the period and it will make a significant contribution to medieval Indo-Muslim history. Students of Islamic and Indian history will find it a valuable resource. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The background; Part I. The Thirteenth Century: 2. From Ghurid Province to Delhi Sultanate; 3. Sultans and sources; 4. Turks, Tajiks and Khalaj; 5. The centre and the provinces; 6. The Mongol threat; 7. Raid, conquest and settlement; Part II. The Zenith of the Sultanate: 8. Sultans, saints and sources; 9. The Khalji and Tughluqid nobility; 10. An age of conquest; 11. The Chaghadayid invasions; 12. The military, the economy and administrative reform; 13. Stupor mundi: the reign of Muhammad b. Tughluq; 14. The Sultans and their Hindu subjects; 15. Stasis and decline: Firuz Shah and his successors; Epilogue.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Jackson
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1999
• EAN: 9780521404778
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40477-8
• No. of pages: 388
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous