Tag: life under delhi sultanate

Slave dynasty (1206-1290)- It was founded by Qutabuddin Aibak.

The Delhi sultanate society was broadly divided into four major groups viz. nobles (Aristocrats), Priests, Townspeople, and Peasants.

During the Delhi Sultanate Period there was a very rigid caste system practiced in India. Inter Caste marriage and dining got totally prohibited. 

During the Delhi Sultanate period, the group of priests included Brahmins and Ulemas. Brahmins, as well as Ulemas, were given tax-free land grants so they were also rich and powerful. During most of Sultanate era (except under Alauddin Khilji}, the influence of Ulema was so much that it often influenced the policies and administration of the Sultan.

Indo-Islamic architecture emerged in India under the Delhi Sultanate during the 13th to 16th centuries. The introduction of Islamic architectural like true domes and arches, Beams and balconies and Extensive use of bricks were characteristic features of Delhi Sultanate architecture which can be seen in the monuments like Qutub Minar, Alauddin Khilji’s tomb and madarsa which were built during the Delhi Sultanate.

The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal emperor Akbar's forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.

The veena is among the oldest of Indian musical instruments. It comes from Sanskrit and originally means every stringed instruments. Amir Khusrau served as courtier, royal poet and court musician under Turkish Sultans. He felt the need to modify the ancient veena for a more compact and easily portable alternative.

Durgadas was the son of Askaran Rathore, a Rajput minister of Maharaja Jaswant Singh, the ruler of Mewar.

Maharaja Surajmal or Sujan Singh was a ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. A contemporary historian has described him as "the Plato of the Jat people".