Medieval and Islamic History

Ain-i-Akbari was written by Abul Fazl. It is called the Constitution of Akbar and is a detailed document recording the administration of Emperor Akbar's empire, written by his vizier, Abul-Fazl Ibn Mubarak. 

“Padshahnama”, was created to commemorate the first ten years of rule by the Mughal Emperor Shah-Jahan. The Padshahnama is one of the greatest works made for the Mughal Emperor. The volume in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, documents the first ten years of the Emperor's rule. It has seldom been exhibited and the majority of pages remain unpublished.

Muhammad Ghori was the real founder of the Muslim Sultanate. Sultan Shahāb-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori also referred to by orientalists as Muhammad of Ghor, was one of the rulers of the Ghurid dynasty. During the last quarter of the twelfth century, he invaded the Indo-Gangetic plain, conquering in succession Ghazni, Multan, Sindh, Lahore and Delhi.

Alauddin Khilji was of a secular bent. He opposed the interference of Ulema in State affairs. 

Firoz Shah Tughlaq brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi.  It was a pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C., one of many pillars left by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. It was moved from Ambala, Punjab (currently in Haryana) and re-erected in its current location in 1356. 

Khurram Shihab-ud-din, after succeeding to the throne, came to be known as Emperor Shah Jahan.

Qutub-ud-din Aibak initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in 1193. It was later completed by his successors, Iltutmish and Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq, also known as Ghazi Malik, founded the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320 after overthrowing the Khilji dynasty.

Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq built the fortified city of Tughlaqabad, which served as his capital, shortly after ascending the throne.

Timur's invasion in 1398 devastated Delhi and effectively shattered the power of the Tughlaq dynasty, leading to its eventual collapse.

Sikandar Lodhi founded the city of Agra in 1504 and shifted his capital there from Delhi to better control the region.

Daulat Khan Lodi, the Governor of Punjab, invited Babur to invade India and overthrow Ibrahim Lodhi due to his dissatisfaction with the sultan's rule.

When Timur invaded India in 1398, Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq was the Sultan of Delhi.

The Vijayanagara Empire (1336) and the Bahmani Sultanate (1347) emerged during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who was the Sultan of Delhi at that time.