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The rise of Islam
Provocation given to Hajjāj by Dāhir of Sind
Unsuccessful invasions of Sind
Successful invasions of Muhammad ibn Qāsim
Capture of Debul, Nirūn, and Sehwān
The Islamic law
Capture of Sīsam
Defeat and death of Dāhir
Administration of Lower Sind
Capture of Aror and Multān
Fate of Muhammad ibn Qāsim
Muslim governors of Sind
Effect of the establishment of the ‘Abbāsid dynasty
Virtual independence of Sind
Principalities of Multān and Mansūra
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THE YAMINI DYNASTY OF GHAZNI AND LAHORE,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE GHAZNAVIDS
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Origin and rise of the Yamīni Dynasty
Sabuktigin
Mahmud
First expedition into India, the Punjāb
Expedition to Uch
Defeat and flight of Anandpāl
Submission of Dāūd of Multan
Apostasy and punishment of Nawāsa Shāh
Invaison of India, and defeat of Hindu confederacy
Expedition to Ghūr
Invasion of India. Battle of Tarāori
Expedition to Multān
Expedition into the Punjāb, defeat of Bhimpāl
Expedition to Thānesar
Invasion of Kashmir
Invasion of India
Submission of the Raja of Kanauj
Expedition to avenge the death of the Raja of Kanauj
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Expedition to Somnāth
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Capture of Somnāth
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Punitive expedition against the Jāts
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Death of Mahmūd
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His character
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Mas-ūd
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Confusion in the Punjāb
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Expedition into India and capture of Hānsi
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The Saljūgs
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Flight and death of Masóūd
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Maudūd
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Hindu invasion of the Punjāb
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Death of Maudūd
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Mas“ūd II, ‘Ali, and `Abd-ur-Rashid
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Tughril, Farrukhzād, Ibrāhim
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Expedition into India
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Masóūd III, Shīrzād, Arsalan, Bahrām
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Bahrām's flight into India, the burning of Ghaznī
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Khusrav Shāh and Khusrav Malik
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Capture of Khusrav Malik by Muhammad ibn Sām
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CHAPTER III
MU'IZZ-UD-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN SĀM OF GHUR AND
THE EARLIER SLAVE KINGS OF DELHI
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Ghiyās-ud-dīn and Mu'izz-ud-din of Ghūr
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Capture of Multān and Uch
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Expedition to Gujarāt
Annexation of the Punjāb
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Defeat of Muhammad at Tarāori
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Muhammad's victory at Tarāori
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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Capture of Delhi by Aibak
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Conquest of Bihār
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Conqest of the Doab and capture of Benares
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Conquest of Ajmer
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Raid into Gujarāt
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak appointed viceroy
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Capture of Bayāna
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Defeat of Aibak by Bhim of Gujarāt
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Raid into Gujarāt
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Muhammadan administration
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Five years' peace in Northern India
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Conquest of Bengal
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Capture of Kālinjar and Mahoba
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Rebellion in the Punjāb
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Suppression of the rebellion
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Death of Muhammad b. Sām
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak Sultan of Delhi
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Death of Ikhtiyār-ud-din Muhammad
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Aibak captures and is expelled from Ghazni
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Death of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and accession of Ārām Shāh
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Affairs of Bengal
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Accession of Iltutmish
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Defeat and death of Tāj-ud-din Yildiz
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Establishment of Iltutmish's authority in Bengal
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Recovery of Ranthambhor and Multān
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Suppression of two rebellions in Bengal
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Recovery of Gwalior and invasion of Mālwa
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The Qutb Minār
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Suppression of a rising of Ismā‘ili heretics
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Death of Iltutmish. His character
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Rukn-ud-din Firūz
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Disintegration of the kingdom
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Deposition of Firūz and enthronement of Raziyya
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Suppression of a rising of Ismā‘ili heretics
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Suppression of a rebellion in the Punjāb
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Deposition of Raziyya and enthronement of Bahrām
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Death of Raziyya
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The Forty Turki nobles
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Mughul raids, and capture of Lahore
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Deposition and death of Bahrām
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'Alā-ud-din Mas'ûd
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Defeat of the Muslims in Bengal
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Deposition of Mas'ud and enthronement of Nāsir-ud-din Mahmud 66
Ghiyās-ud-din Balban
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Expeditions into the Doāb and Mewāt
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Disgrace of Balban
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Balban's restoration to favour
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Rebellion in Multān and Uch
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Rebellion in Multān and Uch is crushed
72
Suppression of rebellions in the Doāb and Mewāt
72
Treaty of peace with the Mughuls
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Death of Nāsir-ud-din Mahmud and accession of Balban
73
CHAPTER IV
GHIYĀS-UD-DIN BALBAN, MU'IZZ-UD-DIN KAIQUBĀD,
AND SHAMS-UD-DIN KAYOMARS
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Severity and austerity of Balban
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The Mughul menace
75
Submission of Bengal, restoration of order in the Doāb and subjuga-
tion of Katehr
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Re-establishment of royal authority in the Punjāb
77
Disorganization of the army
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Muhammad Khān appointed heir apparent and governor of
the Punjāb
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Rebellion in Bengal
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Death of Balban and accession of Kaiqubad
Weakness of Kaiqubād
Mughul raids
Meeting between Kaiqubād and his father, Bughrā Khān
Death of Kaiqubād
Condition of the kingdom of Delhi
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THE KHALJI DYNASTY AND THE FIRST CONQUEST
OF THE DECCAN
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Unpopularity of the Khaljis
Weakness of Jalāl-ud-din Firūz
The Thags
Death of Sidi Maulā
Mughul invasion
Designs of 'Alā-ud-din
'Alā-ud-din's invasion of the Deccan
Death of Firūz
Accession of Alā-ud-din
Conquest of Gujarāt
Ala-ud-din's religious schemes
Mughul invasion
Rebellion of Ākat Khān
Rebellion in Delhi
Capture of Ranthambhor
'Alā-ud-din's ordinances
Capture of Chitor
Unsuccessful expedition to Warangal
Mughul invasion
*Ala-ud-din's scale of prices
Mughul invasion
Conquest of Mālwa
Rescue of Ratan Singh of Chitor
Mughul invasion
Expedition to Deogir
Capture of Deval Devi
Subjection of Mārwār
Subjugation of Warangal
Subjugation of Dvāravatipūra and the Peninsula
Massacre of the Mughul “New Muslims”
Sickness of Ala-ud-din
Death of «Alā-ud-din
Death of Malik Näib and accession of Qutb-ud-din Mubārak. . .
Plot against Mubārak
Debauchery of Mubārak his assumption of the title of Caliph
Treason of Khusrav Khān
Death of Mubārak and accession of Khusrav
Defeat of Khusrav by Ghāzi Malik Tughluq
Accession of Ghiyās-ud-din Tughluq
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THE REIGNS OF GHIYĀS-UD-DIN TUGHLUQ AND
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QUEST AND REVOLT OF THE DECCAN
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Restoration of order by Tughlug
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Encouragement of agriculture
128
Administration of Tughluq
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Expedition to Warangal
130
Rebellion of Muhammad, Ulugh Khān
131
Second expedition to Warangal
131
Tughluq's expedition to Bengal
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Subjugation of Bengal
133
Death of Tughluq
134
Accession of Muhammad
135
Amir Khusrav the poet
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Character of Muhammad
136
Revenue administration
139
Rebellion of Gurshāsp
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Transfer of the capital to Daulatābād
141
Rebellion in Multan
142
Mughul invasion
143
Compulsory transfer of the populace of Delhi to Daulatābād 144
Muhammad's fictitious currency
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Rebellion in Bengal
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Ibn Batūtah
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The kingdom of Madura established
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The farming of the revenue
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Rebellion of Hushang
151
Rebellion in the Punjāb
152
Famine
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Rebellion in Hānsi
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Rebellion in Bidar
151
Foundation of Sargadwari
151
Expedition into the Himālaya
155
Successful rebellion in Bengal, and unsuccessful rebellion in the
Deccan
156
Rebellion of 'Ain-ul-Mulk, Governor of Oudh
157
Mission to the Caliph
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Reception of Ghiyās-ud-din the ‘Abbāsid
159
Rebellion in Multān. Famine
160
Muhammad's Regulations
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Ibn Batūtah's mission to China
163
Reception of the Caliph's envoy
164
Rebellion in Kara
165
Partition of the Deccan
165
Rebellion in Gujarāt
166
Muhammad marches into Gujarāt
167
Revolt of the Deccan
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Rebellion of Taghi in Gujarāt
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Independence of the Deccan
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Operations in Gujarāt
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Death of Muhammad
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¡HE REIGN OF FIROZ TUGHLUQ, THE DECLINE AND
EXTINCTION OF THE DYNASTY, AND THE INVASION
OF INDIA BY TĪMŪR
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
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Accession of Firūz
173
Firūz enters Delhi
174
Public works of Firūz
175
Expedition to Bengal
176
Foundation of Firūzābād
176
Plot against the life of Firūz
177
Second expedition to Bengal
177
Capture of Kangra
179
Expedition to Sind
180
Conquest of Sind
181
Rebellion in Gujarāt
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Devastation of Katehr
183
Regency of Muhammad Khān and death of Firūz
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The Pillars of Asoka
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The jizya
188
Accession of Tughluq II
189
Enthronement of Abū Bakr
190
Accession of Muhammad
191
Death of Muhammad and accession of Sikandar Shāh
192
Death of Sikandar Shāh
192
Enthronement of Nāsir-ud-din Mahmud
193
Nāsir-ud-din Nusrat proclaimed king
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Tīmūr's advance towards Delhi
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Tīmūr reaches Loni
197
Defeat of Mallū and Mahmūd before Delhi
198
Tīmūr enters Delhi
198
Timūr's retreat
199
Timūr crosses the Indus
200
Famine and pestilence in Delhi
200
Temporary restoration of Nusrat Shāh
201
Return of Mahmūd to Delhi
201
Mahmūd escapes from Mallū and establishes himself in Kanauj 202
Death of Mallū, and return of Mahmūd to Delhi
203
Death of Mahmūd: Khizr Khān captures Delhi and overthrows
Daulat Khān Lodi
204
Disruption of the kingdom of Delhi
205
CHAPTER VIII
THE SAYYID DYNASTY
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Khizr Khān establishes himself on the throne. . .
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Rebellions in the kingdom of Delhi
207
Rebellion of a pretender personating Sārang Khān
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Rebellion of Malik Tughān
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Death of Khizr Khan and accession of Mubārak
Expedition into the Punjab
Jasrat the Khckar invades the kingdom
Rebellion in Mewāt
War between Delhi and Jaunpur
Rebellion in the Punjab
Invasion of the kingdom by Shaikh 'Ali of Kābul
Rebellion in Multān
Rebellions in the Punjab and Mewät
Recovery of the Punjab
Death of Mubārak and accession of Muhammad
Overthrow of Sarvar-ul-Mulk
Successful rebellion in Multan
Rise of Malik Buhlūl Lodi
War between Delhi and Mālwa
Retreat of the army of Mālwa
Death of Muhammad and accession of Alam Shāh
Retirement of Ālam Shāh to Budaun
Buhlūl Lodi ascends the throne
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Overthrow of Hamid Khān
Buhlūl defeats Mahmud Shāh of Jaunpur
Truce between Delhi and Jaunpur
Renewal of hostilities between Buhlūl and Husain Shāh of
Jaunpur
Three years truce between Delhi and Jaunpur. . .
Buhlūl defeats Husain Shāh of Jaunpur
Recovery of Jaunpur
Death of Buhlūl and accession of Sikandar
Suppression of Bārbak's rebellion in Jaunpur. . .
Suppression of Hindu rebellion in Jaunpur
Invasion of Bihār and Tirhut
Turbulence of the nobles
Bigotry of Sikandar
Capture of Dholpur
Campaign against Gwalior
Submission of Nāgaur
Intervention in the affairs of Mālwa
Death of Sikandar. His character
Accession of Ibrāhīm
Rebellion of Jalāl Khān Lodi
Collapse of Jalal Khān's rebellion. His death
Suppression of the rebellion of the Afghān nobles
Disaffection of Daulat Khān Lodi
Defeat and death of Ibrāhīm at Pānīpat
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THE KINGDOM OF JAUNPUR
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Malik Sarvar establishes his independence in Jaunpur
Death of Sarvar and accession of Ibrāhīm
Death of Ibrāhim and accession of Mahmūd
War between Jaunpur and Mālwa
Death of Mahmūd and accession of Muhammad
Death of Muhammad and accession of Husain
Invasion of Orissa
Invasion of Delhi
Husain is defeated by Buhlūl
Husain flees to Bengal
Review of the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur
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THE KINGDOM OF BENGAL
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY Haig
Ancient divisions of Bengal
The house of Balban in Bengal
Tughluq restores the authority of Delhi
Successful revolt against Muhammad Tughluq
Iliyās re-establishes the independence of Bengal
Sikandar Shāh and Ghiyās-ud-din A'zam
Character of Ghiyās-ud-din A'zam
Raja Ganesh
Jalāl-ud-din Muhammad
Assassination of Fath Shāh and accession of Bārbak
Assassination of Bārbak and accession of Firūz
Death of Firūz and accession of Mahmud
Assassination of Mahmūd and accession of Muzaffar
Death of Muzaffar and accession of Husain
Extension of the frontiers of Bengal
Death of Husain and accession of Nusrat
Effects of Bābur's invasion on Bengal
The Portuguese in Bengal
Assassination of Nusrat and accession of Firūz
Assassination of Firūz and accession of Mahmūd
Sher Khān assumes the royal title in Bengal . . .
Humāyūn invades Bengal and occupies Gaur. . .
Humāyān retires and is compelled to recognize Sher Khān as
Sovereign of Bengal
Sher Shāh remodels the administration
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THE KINGDOM OF KASHMIR
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
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Introduction of Islam into Kashmir by Shāh Mirzā
277
Accession and deposition of Jamshid
277
Accession of 'Alā-ud-din
277
Death of 'Alā-ud-din and accession of Shihāb-ud-din
278
Death of Shihāb-ud-din and accession of Qutb-ud-din
278
Death of Qutb-ud-din and accession of Sikandar
279
Persecuting zeal of Sikandar the Iconoclast
Death of Sikandar and accession of `Ali Shāh
280
Accession of Zain-ul-Abidin
281
Tolerance, benevolence and enlightenment of Zain-ul--Ābidin 282
Strife between the sons of Zain-ul--Ābidin
283
Death of Zain-ul--Ābidin and accession of Haidar Shāh
284
Death of Haidar and accession of Hasan
285
Death of Hasan and accession of Muhammad
285
Deposition of Muhammad and accession of Fath Shāh
285
The Nur-Bakhsh Sect
286
Restoration of Muhammad
287
Restoration and second deposition of Fath Shāh
287
Second restoration of Muhammad
287
Third deposition of Muhammad and accession of Ibrāhim
287
Death of Ibrāhīm and accession of Nāzuk Shāh
287
Third restoration of Muhammad
287
Death of Muhammad and restoration of Nāzuk Shāh
288
Conquest of Kashmir by Mirzā Haidar
288
Expulsion of the Foreigners and restoration of Nāzuk
289
Deposition of Nāzuk and enthronement of Ibrāhīm II
289
Deposition of Ibrāhīm II and enthronement of Ismā'il
289
Death of Ismā'il and accession of Habib Shāh
289
Deposition of Habib and usui pation of Ghāzi Chakk
290
Abdication of Ghāzi Shāh and accession of Husain
290
Abdication of Husain and accession of Ali Shāh
291
Death of 'Ali Shāh and accession of Yūsuf
292
Expulsion of Yūsuf, and his recovery of his throne
292
Invasion of Kashmir by Bhagwān Dās
293
Annexation of Kashmir by Akbar
293
CHAPTER XIII
GUJARĀT AND KHĀNDESH
By Professor Sir E. DENISON Ross, C. I. E. , Ph. D. , Director of
the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, and
Professor of Persian
Establishment of the independence of Khandesh and Gujarāt 294
Muzaffar I of Gujarāt
295
Death of Muzaffar I and accession of Ahmad
296
Death of Rāja Ahmad of Khāndesh
296
Accession of Nasir Khān in Khāndesh
297
Invasion of Gujarāt by Hüshang Shāh of Mālva
297
Invasion of Mālwa by Ahmad I of Gujarāt
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Death of Nasir Khān of Khāndesh and accession of Adil Khān I 300
Death of Ādil Khān I and accession of Ādil Khān II
300
Invasion of Gujarāt by Mahmūd I of Mālwa
301
Defeat of the army of Gujarāt by Rānā Kumbha
302
Qutb-ud-din of Gujarāt invades the Rānā's territory
303
Death of Qutb-ud-din and accession of Dāūd
303
Deposition of Dāūd and enthronement of Mahmud Begarha 304
Mahmūd Begarha marches to the aid of Nizām Shāh of the Deccan 304
Mahmūd's invasion of Sorath
305
Invasion of Sind by Mahmūd Begarha
307
Conspiracy against Mahmûd Begarha
308
Mahmûd besieges Chāmpāner
309
Capture of Chāmpāner
310
Depredations of the pirate, Bahādur Gilāni
311
Defeat of the Portuguese fleet off Chaul
312
War of accession in Khāndesh
313
Accession of "Ādil Khān III in Khāndesh
314
Death of Mahmud Begarha. His character
315
Defeat of the Egyptian fleet by the Portuguese off Diū
316
Designs of Muzaffar II of Gujarāt on Mālwa
317
Campaign in Idar
319
Massacre of the Rājputs in Māndū
319
Muzaffar II invades the territories of the Rānā
320
Flight of Bhahādur, Muzaffar's second son, from Gujarāt
321
Death of Muzaffar II. Disputed succession in Gujarāt
322
Enthronement of Bahādur in Gujarāt
323
War between Gujarāt and Ahmadnagar
324
Bahādur retires from the Deccan
325
Dispute between Bahādur and Mahmūd II of Mālwa
326
Conquest of Mālwa by Bahādur
327
Completion of the conquest of Mālwa
328
Rupture between Humāyūn and Bahādur
329
Capture of Chitor
330
Defeat of Bahādur by Humāyün
331
Invasion of Gujarāt by Humayun
332
Humāyūn is recalled from Gujarāt by events in Hindūstān 333
Death of Bahādur at Diū
334
Accession of Muhammad Shāh of Khāndesh to the throne of Gujarāt 335
Death of Muhammad and accession of Mahmūd III
335
The Egyptian fleet and the army of Gujarāt besiege the
Portuguese in Diū
336
Raising of the siege of Diū
337
Mahmūd III frees himself from Daryā Khān
338
Overthrow of Ālam Khān
339
Defeat of the army of the Gujarāt by the Portuguese
340
Successes of the Portuguese
341
Death of Mahmūd III
342
Accession of Ahmad II
343
Death of Ahmad II
344
Accession of Muzaffar III
445
Civil war in Gujarāt
346
Akbar invades Gujarāt
347
Akbar annexes Gujarat
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THE KINGDOM OF MĀLWA
By Lt. Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
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Dilāvar Khān establishes his independence in Malwa
349
Death of Dilāvar Khān and accession of Hūshang
349
Invasion of Mālva by Muzaffar I of Gujarāt
349
Hūshang's two invasions of Gujarāt
350
Hūshang's expedition to Orissa
351
Death of Hüshang and accession of Muhammad Shah
352
Mahmūd Khalji usurps the throne
353
Mahmūd's expedition to Delhi
354
Mahmūd invades the dominions of Rānā Kūmbha
355
Mahmūd's second invasion of the Rānā's dominions
356
Mahmūd's two invasions of Gujarāt
356
Mahmūd's invasion of the Deccan
356
Mahmūd recovers Ajmer from the Rāna
357
Mahmūd invades the Deccan but is compelled to retreat
358
Mahmūd's third invasion of the Deccan
358
Kherla is captured by the army of the Deccan but recovered
by Mālwa
359
Death of Mahmud I. His character
360
Accession of Ghiyās-ud-din
361
Folly of Ghiyās-ud-din
362
Fratricidal strife between Ghiyās-ud-din's sons
363
Accession of Nāsir-ud-din
364
Death of Nāsir-ud-din and accession of Mahmūd II
365
Predominance of the Rājputs in Mālwa
366
Revolt of Bihjat Khān of Chanderi
367
Mahmūd II flees from the Rājputs and takes refuge with
Muzaffar of Gujarāt
368
Mahmud II is defeated by the Rānā, Sangrama
368
Bahādur Shāh of Gujarāt annexes Mālwa
369
Shujā'at Khān appointed viceroy of Mālwa by Sher Shāh 370
Annexation of Mālwa by Akbar
371
CHAPTER XV
THE KINGDOM OF THE DECCAN, A. D. 1347-1436
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Bahman Shāh establishes his independence in the Deccan
372
Consolidation of the kingdom by Bahman
373
Suppression of a revolt and establishment of Gulbarga as
the capital
374
Division of the Deccan into four provinces
375
Death of Bahman Shāh and accession of Muhammad I
376
Administration of the kingdom
377
The rise of Vijayanagar
377
Muhammad I issues a gold currency
378
War with Kānhayya of Warangal
380
First war with Vijayanagar
381
Peace with Vijayangar
382
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Suppression of the rebellion of Bahrām
382
The great mosque of Gulbarga
383
Death of Muhammad I and accession of Mujāhid
383
Second war with Vijayanagar
383
Assassination of Mujāhid and accession of Dāūd
384
Assassination of Dāūd and accession of Muhammad II
381
Famine in the Deccan
385
Rebellion of Bahā-ud-din of Sāgar
385
Death of Muhammad II and accession of Ghiyās-ud-din
386
Deposition of Ghiyās-ud-din and accession of Shams-ud-din. . .
386
Deposition of Shams-ud-dīn and accession of Firūz
387
Third war with Vijayanagar
387
The exploit of Qāzi Sirāj-ud-din
388
Defeat of the Hindus
389
War with the Gonds of Kherla
390
Mission sent by Firūz to Tīmūr and its results
391
The goldsmith's daugther of Mudgal
391
Fourth war with Vijayanagar. Defeat of the Hindus
392
Expeditions into Gondwāna and Telingāna
393
Fifth war with Vijayangar, and defeat of Fīrūz
391
Abdication and death of Firūz and accession of Ahmad
395
Sixth war with Vijayanagar
396
Defeat of the Hindus and massacres in the Vijayanagar kingdom 397
Peace with Vijayanagar. Famine in the Deccan
398
Expedition to Warangal and Māhūr
399
War between the Deccan and Mālwa
399
Defeat of Hūshang Shāh of Mālwa
400
Ahmad I selects Bidar as his capital
100
War between the Deccan and Gujarāt
401
Kherla is annexed by Mālwa
402
Death of Ahmad I
402
The "Foreign" question in the Deccan
403
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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE KINGDOM OF THE
DECCAN, A. D. 1436–1490
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Accession of 'Alā-ud-din Ahmad II
405
Expedition to Vijayanagar and the Konkan
405
War with Khāndesh
406
Seventh war with Vijayanagar. Defeat of the Hindus
407
Unsuccessful expedition into the Konkan
408
Massacre of the Foreigners by the Deccanis
409
Rebellion of Jalal Khăn
409
Death of 'Alā-ud-din Ahmad II and accession of Humāyün 410
Rebellion of Sikandar Khān and Jalal Khān
410
Humāyūn the Tyrant
411
Death of Humāyūn and accession of Nizām Shāh
412
Mahmūd I of Mālwa invades the Deccan
413
Retreat of the army of Mālwa
413
Second invasion of the Deccan by Mahmūd I of Mālwa
413
Death of Nizām and accession of Muhammad III
413
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Rise of Mahmud Gāvān to power
414
War in the Konkan and Orissa
415
Foreigners and Deccanis
416
Famine in the Deccan
417
Campaign in Telingāna
417
Invasion of the Carnatic
418
The subdivision of the Four Provinces
419
Murder of Mahmūd Gāvān
420
Disaffection of the provincial governors
421
Death of Muhammad III and accession of Mahmūd
422
Contest between Foreigners and Deccanis
423
Decline of the royal authority
423
Death of Malik Nāib, leader of the Deccanis
424
Partition of the kingdom
425
Qasim Barid becomes regent
426
Rebellion of Bahādur Gīlāni
427
Strife between the provincial governors
428
Strife between Sunnis and Shiahs
429
Mahmūd attempts to regain his freedom
430
Last days of the Bahmani dynasty
431
Extinction of the Bahmani dynasty
432
CHAPTER XVII
THE FIVE KINGDOMS OF THE DECCAN, A. D. 1527-1599
By Lt. Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
The Five Kingdoms--Bījāpur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and
Bidar
433
Events in Bijāpur and Ahmadnagar
434
War between Ahmadnagar and Berar
435
War between Vijayanagar and Bijāpur
435
Bahādur of Gujarāt invades the Deccan
436
Isma‘il Adil Shāh captures Bidar
437
Ismā‘il Adil Shāh recovers the Rāichūr Doāb
437
War between Bijāpur and Ahmadnagar
438
Death of Ismā'il and accession of Ibrāhim Adil Shāh I
439
War between Bijāpur and Vijayanagar
439
The Shiah religion established in Ahmadnagar
440
Assassination of Sultan Quli Qutb Shāh of Golconda and accession
of Jamshid Qutb Shāh
440
Bijāpur invaded by the armies of Vijayanagar, Ahmadnagar,
and Golconda
441
Plot to place 'Abdullāh on the throne of Bījāpur supported by
the Portuguese
441
Burhān Nizām Shāh renews his alliance with Vijayanagar 412
Death of Jamshid Qutb Shāh and accession of Subhān Qulī.
Deposition of Subhân Quli and accession of Ibrāhīm
143
War between Ahmadnagar and Bijāpur
443
War between Bijāpur and the Portuguese
444
Death of Ibrāhim I and accession of Alī "Ādil Shāh I
444
Confederacy against Ahmadnagar
445
Arrogance of the Raja of Vijayanagar
446
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Muslim confederacy against Vijayanagar
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War between the confederacy and Vijayanagar
448
The battle of Talikota
449
Defeat of the Hindus and destruction of Vijayanagar
450
Death of Husain I and accession of Murtazā Nizām Shāh I 450
War between Bījāpur and Ahmadnagar
451
Confederacy against the Portuguese. Its discomfiture
452
Invasion of Berar by Murtazā Nizām Shāh I
453
Annexation of Berar by Ahmadnagar
454
Intrigues between Golconda and Ahmadnagar against Bījāpur 455
Campaign in Berar
456
Rebellion of Burhān, brother of Murtazā Nizām Shāh
457
Death of `Ali I and accession of Ibrāhīm •Ādil Shāh II
458
War between Ahmadnagar and Bījāpur
458
Troubles in Bījāpur and imprisonment of Chānd Bibi
459
Bījāpur is besieged by the armies of Ahmadnagar and Golconda.
The siege is raised
460
Death of Murtazā and accession of Husain Nizām Shāh II 461
Death of Husain II and accession of Ismā‘il Nizām Shāh
461
Burhān Nizām Shāh II, countenanced by Akbar, attempts to
return to Ahmadnagar. His discomfiture
461
Battle of Rohankhed. Deposition of Ismāʻīl and accession of
Burhān Nizām Shāh II
462
Burhān unsuccessfully attacks the Portuguese in Chaul
462
Death of Burhān II and accession of Ibrāhīm Nizām Shah 463
Death of Ibrāhīm Nizām Shāh. Civil war in Ahmadnagar 463
A faction in Ahmadnagar appeals to Sultān Murād, son of Akbar 463
Appeal to Ibrāhīm 'Adil Shāh II
464
Sultan Murād and the Khān Khănān besiege Ahmadnagar 464
The siege is raised and Berar is ceded to Akbar
465
Renewal of hostilities between Ahmadnagar and the Empire 465
Murder of Chānd Bibī. Ahmadnagar is captured by Sultān
Dāniyāl Akbar's youngest son
466
CHAPTER XVIII
HINDU STATES IN SOUTHERN INDIA, A. D. 1000-1565
By S. KRISHNASWAMI AYYANGAR, M. A. , Professor of Indian
History and Archaeology, and Fellow of the University of
Madras
Rashtrakūtas, Cholas, and Chālukyas
467
Rājarāja Chola
468
Contest between the Cholas and the Chālukyas
469
Administration of the Southern Kingdoms
470
The Hoysalas
471
Contest between the Cholas and Chālukyas
472
Vikramāditya Chālukya
473
Ballala Hoysala I
474
Conquests of the Hoysalas
475
Supremacy of the Hoysalas in the Mysore territory
476
Decline of the Chālukyas
477
The Kākatiyas of Warangal
478
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The Yādavas of Deogir. Vira Ballāla II
479
Formal assumption of independence by Vira Bllāla II
480
The Pāndyas
481
Hoysala encroachments on the Chola kingdom
482
Somesvara Hoysala
483
Invasion of the Hoysala kingdom by the Yādavas
484
The four kingdoms of the South, Yādavas, Hosyalas, Kākatiyas,
and Pandyas
485
Invasion of the Yādava kingdom by the Muslims
486
Malik Kāfür's campaigns in the Deccan and the Peninsula 487
Conquests of Muhammad Tughluq
488
Foundation of the Vijayanagar State
489
The Muhammadan kingdom of Madura
490
Wars between the Bahmani kingdom and Vijayangar
490
First Dynsaty of Vijayanagar
491
Magnificence of Vijayanagar
492
Alliance between Orissa and the Deccan against Vijayanagar 493
Usurpation of Virupaksha in Vijayanagar, and his deposition by
Sāluva Narasimha
494
Krishnadevaraya of Vijayangar
495
War between Vijyanagar aud Orissa
496
Failure of the attempt of the Muslims to recover the Rāichūr
Doāb
497
Usurpation of the 'Mad' Tirumala in Vijayanagar
498
Fall of Vijayanagar
499
CHAPTER XIX
SIND AND MULTĀN
By Lt. Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Review of the history of Sind
500
Sammas and Arghūns
501
Tarkhāns
502
The Langāhs of Multān
503
Civil war in Multān
504
Multān recovered by Kāmrān, brother of Humāyün
505
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THE NATIVE STATES OF NORTHERN INDIA FROM
A. D. 1000 TO 1526
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
The Hindu Shāhis and the Punjāb
506
Ajmer, Delhi, Chitor, Kanauj, Jijhoti, Chedi, Mālwa, Bengal, and
Kāmarūpa
507
The Solankis of Gujarāt
508
Kanauj and Delhi
509
Chedi, Mālwa, and Chitor
510
The Pālas and Senas of Bengal
511
The Chauhāns and the Gaharwārs. The two battles of Tarāori 512
Extinction of the Gaharwārs. The conquest of Bihar
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Kāmarūpa, or Assam
514
Decline of the Chandels
514
Ranthambhor
515
Invasion of Mālwa by Iltut mish. Independence of the Chauhāns
in Ranthambhor
516
Conquest of Ranthambhor and Gujarāt by the Muslims
517
Chāmpāner, Sirohi, and Cutch
518
Surāshtra, or Sorath
519
The Gahlots of Chitor
520
The Rāhtors of Mārwār
521
Conquests of Chonda, the Rāhtor. His death
522
Rāhtor influence in Mewār. The Rāhtors of Baglāna
523
Legends of the Gahlots, or Sesodias, of Mewar
524
Capture of Chitor by 'Alā-ud-din Khalji and its recovery by the
Sesodias
525
Kshetra, or Khet Singh, of Mewār
526
Expulsion of the Rāhtors from Mewar
527
Kumbha Rānā of Mewār
528
Sangrama of Mewār
529
The Battle of Khānua. Death of Sangrama and accession of
Ratan Singh. II. Death of Ratan Singh and accession of
Vikramāditya
530
The Jādons of Jaisalmer
531
Legendary siege of Jaisalmer 'Alā-ud-din Khalji
532
The fortress of Gwalior
533
The Kachhwāhas of Amber and Jaipur
534
Gondwāna
534
Gond kingdoms
535
Garha-Katanga, or Garha - Mandla; Deogarh; Kherla; and Chānda 536
The kingdom of Chanda
537
The Gond kingdoms compared
538
CHAPTER XXI
BURMA, 1287-1531. THE PERIOD OF SHĀN IMMIGRATION
By G. E. HARVEY, Indian Civil Service
Decline in Burmese culture owing to Shān immigration
539
The kingdom of Āva
540
The Three Shān Brothers
541
Minkyiswasawke
542
Razadarit of Pegu
543
Arakan, Toungoo, and Pegu. Minrekyawswa
544
Āva and Pegu
545
Defeat and death of Minekyawswa
546
Nicolo de' Conti
547
The Ruby Mine State. Chinese trade on the Irrawaddy
548
Burmese literature
549
Massacres of monks in Āva. Decline of the kingdom
550
The kingdom of Pegu
551
Razadarit takes Pegu, Bassein, and Myaungmya
552
Razadarit puts his son, Bawlawkyantaw, to death
553
Death of Razadarit
553
"The Old Queen," Shinsawbu
554
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Revival of religion
Takayut pi, last king of Pegu
Talaings. Portuguese trade
Toungoo
Influx of Burmans into Toungoo
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556
556
557
558
CHAPTER XXII
CEYLON, A. D. 1215-1527
By Don MARTINO DE ZILVA WICKREMASINGHE, Professor
of Tamil in the School of Oriental Studies, University of
London
559
560
561
562
Kalinga Vijaya-Bāhu, the invader
Parakkama-Bāhu II expels the invaders from Ceylon
Reign of Parakkama-Bāhu II
Bhuvaneka-Bāhu I, Parakkama-Bāhu
III.
Bhuvaneka-
Pāhu II, Parakkama-Bāhu IV, and Bhuvaneka-Bāhu III
Bhuvaneka-Bāhu IV, Parakkama-Bāhu V, Vikkama-Bāhu
III, Ārya Chakravarti of Jaffna, Bhuvaneka-Bāhu V
Overthrow of the Tamil, Ārya Chakravarti
Chinese invasion
Parakkama-Bāhu VI
Jaya-Bāhu II, Bhuvaneka-Bāhu VI, Parakkama-Bāhu VII,
Parakama-Bāhu VIII
Parakkama-Bāhu IX.
Arrival of the Portuguese
563
564
565
565
566
567
CHAPTER XXIII
THE MONUMENTS OF MUSLIM INDIA
. . .
By Sir John MARSHALL, C. I. E. , M. A. , Litt. D. , Ph. D. , Director
General of the Archaeological Survey of India
Influence of India and of Islam on Indo-Islamic Art
568
Local styles of Muhammadan architecture
569
Hindu and Muslim art
570
Union of strength and grace in Indo-Islamic architecture. . . 571
Influence of Hindu on Muslim art
572
The Delhi group of Islamic monuments
573
Persian architecture
574
Monuments at Ghazni
575
The Quwwat-ul-Islām mosque
576
The Qutb Minār
578
Sultan Ghāri
580
Arhāi-din-kā-Jhompra at Ajmer
581
Appearance of the true arch
582
Jamā'at Khāna Masjid and 'Alāi Darvaza
583
Defences of Siri
584
Tughluqābād
585
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589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
599
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
Public works of Firūz Shāh
Monotony of the architecture of the Tughluqs
Firūzābad
College and tomb of Firūz Shah
Tomb of Tilangāni
The Lāl Gumbad
Tombs of the Sayyids
Tombs of the Lodi period
The Moth-ki-Masjid
Multan
Bengal
The buildings of Gour
The Adina Masjid of Pāndua
Buildings of Sikandar Shāh's reign and the Eklākhi tomb
at Pāndua
The Dākhil Darwāza at Gaur
The Tāntipāra mosque
The Gunmant mosque
The monuments of Husain Shāh
Gujarāt
The Jāmi' Masjid at Cambay. Ahmadābād, Songarh, Dohad,
and Ahmadnagar
The Jāmi: Masjid of Ahmadābād
Tombs of the kings at Sarkhej
Mahmud Begarha
Champāner
The step-wells of Gujarāt
The minarets of Gujarāt
Mosque of Siddi Sayyid
Dhār and Māndū
The Hindolā Mahall and Jāmi: Masjid at Māndū
Tomb of Hūshang
The Jahāz Mahall
Bayāna and Nāgaur
Fathābād and Chanderi
Badaun
Irich and Kālpi
Jaunpur
The Jhanjhri Masjid, the Lāl Darwāza, and the Jāmi
Masjid at Jaunpur
The Deccan
Daulatābād
Gāwilgarh, Narnāla, Māhūr, and the fortresses of the Deccan
Bidar and Parenda
Narnāla. Gulbarga
The Jāmi' Masjid of Gulbarga
Bidar
The College of Mahmūd Gāvān. The Solā Khamb Mosque,
and the Gāgan, Tarkash, Chini, and Nagina Mahalls
Berar, Bidar, Bījāpur, and Golconda. Khāndesh
Kashmir
The Jāmi' Masjid at Srinagar
The mosque of Shāh Hamadan
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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CHRONOLOGY
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INDEX
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PLATES I-LI
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LIST OF MAPS
1. India in 1022
2. India in 1236
3. India between 1318 and 1338
4. India in 1398
betueen pp. 16 and 17
between pp. 64 and 65
between pp. 144 and 145
betueen pp. 192 and 193
between pp. 240 and 241
between pp. 432 and 433
between pp. 480 and 481
5. India in 1525
6. The Five Kingdoms of the Deccan
7. South India, about 1100
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1. 1. Detail of the star panels in the Ghazni gate at Āgra
Fort.
2. Delhi : the Quwwat-ul-Islām masjid ; arched screen of
Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
II. 3. Delhi : the Quwwat-ul-Islām mosque ; carvings on
original screen of Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
4. Delhi : the Quwwat-ul-Islām mosque ; carvings on
screen extension added by Iltutmish.
III. 5. Delhi : bird's-eye view of Quwwat-ul-Islām masjid and
connected buildings (restored).
IV. 6. Delhi : the Qutb minār from North-East.
7. Interior of the tomb of the Emperor Iltutmish.
V. 8. Tomb of Sultān Ghārī. Roof of subterranean tomb.
chamber.
9. Arhāi-dīn-kā-Jhomprā masjid at Ajmer. Arched screen
in front of prayer-chamber.
VI. 10. Arhāi-dīn-kā-Jhomprā masjid at Ajmer. Colonnades
in the prayer-chamber.
11. Arhāi-din-ka-Jhomprā masjid at Ajmer. Detail of marble
mihrāb.
VII. 12. The Jamā'at Khāna masjid at the dargâh of Nizām-
ud-din Auliyā.
13. 'Alāi Darwāza at the Qutb ; south facade.
VIII. 14. Interior of the 'Alāi Darwāza.
15. Tomb of Ghiyās-ud-din Tughluq: view from inside
the castle walls.
16. Tomb of Ghiyās-ud-din Tughluq, from the West.
IX. 17. Conjectural restoration of the Kotla Firūz Shāh.
X. 18. Asoka's pillar with Fīrūz Shāh's pyramidal substruc-
ture in the Kotla Fīrūz Shāh ; from South-West.
19. College and tomb of Fīrūz Shāh Tughluq at the Hauz-
i-Alai.
XI. 20. Tomb of Firüz Shāh Tughluq.
21. Tomb of Khān-i-Jahān Tilangānī.
XII. 22. The Kalān masjid in Shāhjahānābād.
23. Tomb of Muhammad Shah (Sayyid), from South-West.
XIII. 24. Bare Khān Kā Gumbad, from North-East.
25. The Barā Gumbad and Mosque.
XIV. 26. Mosque of the Barā Gumbad.
27. Interior of prayer-chamber of the Moth-ki-masjid.
XV. 28. Tomb of Bahā-ul-Haqq at Multān, from East.
29. Tomb of Rukn-i-Alam at Multān, from Suoth-West.
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XVI. 30. Sectional drawing of the tomb of Rukn-i--Alam at
Multan.
XVII. 31. Inscription on left of mihrab of Zafar Khăn Ghāzi
mosque at Tribani.
32. Ādina Masjid, Pānduah : the prayer-chamber as seen
from the courtyard.
XVIII. 33. Ādina Masjid, Panduah : the mimbar and central
mihrāb.
34. Ādina Masjid Panduah: corridor with royal gallery on
right.
XIX. 35. Sāth Gūmbaz mosque at Bagerhāt, from South-East.
36. The Dākhil Darwāza at Gaur, from the North.
XX. 37. Tantipāra masjid at Gaur : details of terracotta deco-
rations.
38. Gunmant mosque, showing decoration of vaulted arch
at Gaur.
XXI. 39. General view of Chhotă Sonā masjid at Gaur, from
East.
40. Firūz Minār at Gaur.
41. Details of central door of Chhotā Sonă Masjid at Gaur.
XXII. 42. Barā Sonā Masjid at Gaur, from North-East.
43. Arcade in the prayer-chamber of the Barā Sonā
Masjid at Gaur.
XXIII. 44. The Jāmi' Masjid at Cambay.
45. Dholkā : Balol Khān Qāzi's masjid, entrance porch.
XXIV. 46. Ahmadābād : Tin Darwāza. General view from East.
47. The Jāmi: Masjid at Ahmadābād.
XXV. 48. Chāmpāner : Halol gateway (inner) from East. North-
West corner.
49. Champāner : Jāmi Masjid. View from South-East.
50. Champāner : Jāmi Masjid. General view from South-
West.
XXVI. 51. The palace at Sārkhej.
52. Adalaj: stepped well. Interior view from second gallery.
53. Ahmadābād : masjid of Sayyid Usman : tomb of
Sayyid . Usmān in front of view from South-East
(at 'Usmānpūra).
XXVII. 54. Ahmadābād : Shāh ‘Alam's tomb. View from North-
East.
55. Ahmadābād : Băi Harir's masjid at Asarwa View
from East.
56. Ahmadābād : Mosque of Shāh Alam.
XXVIII. 57. Mosque of Rāni Sīpari at Ahmadābād.
C. B. E. , M. A. , Lecturer in Persian in the School of Oriental
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The rise of Islam
Provocation given to Hajjāj by Dāhir of Sind
Unsuccessful invasions of Sind
Successful invasions of Muhammad ibn Qāsim
Capture of Debul, Nirūn, and Sehwān
The Islamic law
Capture of Sīsam
Defeat and death of Dāhir
Administration of Lower Sind
Capture of Aror and Multān
Fate of Muhammad ibn Qāsim
Muslim governors of Sind
Effect of the establishment of the ‘Abbāsid dynasty
Virtual independence of Sind
Principalities of Multān and Mansūra
Effects of the Arab conquest of Sind
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CHAPTER II
THE YAMINI DYNASTY OF GHAZNI AND LAHORE,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE GHAZNAVIDS
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Origin and rise of the Yamīni Dynasty
Sabuktigin
Mahmud
First expedition into India, the Punjāb
Expedition to Uch
Defeat and flight of Anandpāl
Submission of Dāūd of Multan
Apostasy and punishment of Nawāsa Shāh
Invaison of India, and defeat of Hindu confederacy
Expedition to Ghūr
Invasion of India. Battle of Tarāori
Expedition to Multān
Expedition into the Punjāb, defeat of Bhimpāl
Expedition to Thānesar
Invasion of Kashmir
Invasion of India
Submission of the Raja of Kanauj
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Expedition to Somnāth
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Capture of Somnāth
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Punitive expedition against the Jāts
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Death of Mahmūd
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His character
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Mas-ūd
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Confusion in the Punjāb
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Expedition into India and capture of Hānsi
31
The Saljūgs
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Flight and death of Masóūd
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Maudūd
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Hindu invasion of the Punjāb
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Death of Maudūd
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Mas“ūd II, ‘Ali, and `Abd-ur-Rashid
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Tughril, Farrukhzād, Ibrāhim
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Expedition into India
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Masóūd III, Shīrzād, Arsalan, Bahrām
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Bahrām's flight into India, the burning of Ghaznī
36
Khusrav Shāh and Khusrav Malik
37
Capture of Khusrav Malik by Muhammad ibn Sām
37
CHAPTER III
MU'IZZ-UD-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN SĀM OF GHUR AND
THE EARLIER SLAVE KINGS OF DELHI
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Ghiyās-ud-dīn and Mu'izz-ud-din of Ghūr
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Capture of Multān and Uch
38
Expedition to Gujarāt
Annexation of the Punjāb
39
Defeat of Muhammad at Tarāori
40
Muhammad's victory at Tarāori
40
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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Capture of Delhi by Aibak
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Conquest of Bihār
42
Conqest of the Doab and capture of Benares
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Conquest of Ajmer
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Raid into Gujarāt
43
Qutb-ud-din Aibak appointed viceroy
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Capture of Bayāna
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Defeat of Aibak by Bhim of Gujarāt
44
Raid into Gujarāt
44
Muhammadan administration
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Five years' peace in Northern India
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Conquest of Bengal
46
Capture of Kālinjar and Mahoba
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Rebellion in the Punjāb
47
Suppression of the rebellion
48
Death of Muhammad b. Sām
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak Sultan of Delhi
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Death of Ikhtiyār-ud-din Muhammad
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Aibak captures and is expelled from Ghazni
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Death of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and accession of Ārām Shāh
50
Affairs of Bengal
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Accession of Iltutmish
51
Defeat and death of Tāj-ud-din Yildiz
52
Establishment of Iltutmish's authority in Bengal
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Recovery of Ranthambhor and Multān
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Suppression of two rebellions in Bengal
51
Recovery of Gwalior and invasion of Mālwa
55
The Qutb Minār
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Suppression of a rising of Ismā‘ili heretics
56
Death of Iltutmish. His character
56
Rukn-ud-din Firūz
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Disintegration of the kingdom
57
Deposition of Firūz and enthronement of Raziyya
58
Suppression of a rising of Ismā‘ili heretics
59
Suppression of a rebellion in the Punjāb
60
Deposition of Raziyya and enthronement of Bahrām
60
Death of Raziyya
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The Forty Turki nobles
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Mughul raids, and capture of Lahore
62
Deposition and death of Bahrām
63
'Alā-ud-din Mas'ûd
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Defeat of the Muslims in Bengal
65
Deposition of Mas'ud and enthronement of Nāsir-ud-din Mahmud 66
Ghiyās-ud-din Balban
66
Expeditions into the Doāb and Mewāt
67
Disgrace of Balban
68
Balban's restoration to favour
70
Rebellion in Multān and Uch
71
Rebellion in Multān and Uch is crushed
72
Suppression of rebellions in the Doāb and Mewāt
72
Treaty of peace with the Mughuls
73
Death of Nāsir-ud-din Mahmud and accession of Balban
73
CHAPTER IV
GHIYĀS-UD-DIN BALBAN, MU'IZZ-UD-DIN KAIQUBĀD,
AND SHAMS-UD-DIN KAYOMARS
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Severity and austerity of Balban
74
The Mughul menace
75
Submission of Bengal, restoration of order in the Doāb and subjuga-
tion of Katehr
76
Re-establishment of royal authority in the Punjāb
77
Disorganization of the army
77
Muhammad Khān appointed heir apparent and governor of
the Punjāb
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Rebellion in Bengal
79
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Death of Balban and accession of Kaiqubad
Weakness of Kaiqubād
Mughul raids
Meeting between Kaiqubād and his father, Bughrā Khān
Death of Kaiqubād
Condition of the kingdom of Delhi
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THE KHALJI DYNASTY AND THE FIRST CONQUEST
OF THE DECCAN
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Unpopularity of the Khaljis
Weakness of Jalāl-ud-din Firūz
The Thags
Death of Sidi Maulā
Mughul invasion
Designs of 'Alā-ud-din
'Alā-ud-din's invasion of the Deccan
Death of Firūz
Accession of Alā-ud-din
Conquest of Gujarāt
Ala-ud-din's religious schemes
Mughul invasion
Rebellion of Ākat Khān
Rebellion in Delhi
Capture of Ranthambhor
'Alā-ud-din's ordinances
Capture of Chitor
Unsuccessful expedition to Warangal
Mughul invasion
*Ala-ud-din's scale of prices
Mughul invasion
Conquest of Mālwa
Rescue of Ratan Singh of Chitor
Mughul invasion
Expedition to Deogir
Capture of Deval Devi
Subjection of Mārwār
Subjugation of Warangal
Subjugation of Dvāravatipūra and the Peninsula
Massacre of the Mughul “New Muslims”
Sickness of Ala-ud-din
Death of «Alā-ud-din
Death of Malik Näib and accession of Qutb-ud-din Mubārak. . .
Plot against Mubārak
Debauchery of Mubārak his assumption of the title of Caliph
Treason of Khusrav Khān
Death of Mubārak and accession of Khusrav
Defeat of Khusrav by Ghāzi Malik Tughluq
Accession of Ghiyās-ud-din Tughluq
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THE REIGNS OF GHIYĀS-UD-DIN TUGHLUQ AND
MUHAMMAD TUGHLUQ, AND THE SECOND CON-
QUEST AND REVOLT OF THE DECCAN
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Restoration of order by Tughlug
127
Encouragement of agriculture
128
Administration of Tughluq
129
Expedition to Warangal
130
Rebellion of Muhammad, Ulugh Khān
131
Second expedition to Warangal
131
Tughluq's expedition to Bengal
132
Subjugation of Bengal
133
Death of Tughluq
134
Accession of Muhammad
135
Amir Khusrav the poet
135
Character of Muhammad
136
Revenue administration
139
Rebellion of Gurshāsp
140
Transfer of the capital to Daulatābād
141
Rebellion in Multan
142
Mughul invasion
143
Compulsory transfer of the populace of Delhi to Daulatābād 144
Muhammad's fictitious currency
145
Rebellion in Bengal
117
Ibn Batūtah
147
The kingdom of Madura established
149
The farming of the revenue
151
Rebellion of Hushang
151
Rebellion in the Punjāb
152
Famine
152
Rebellion in Hānsi
153
Rebellion in Bidar
151
Foundation of Sargadwari
151
Expedition into the Himālaya
155
Successful rebellion in Bengal, and unsuccessful rebellion in the
Deccan
156
Rebellion of 'Ain-ul-Mulk, Governor of Oudh
157
Mission to the Caliph
158
Reception of Ghiyās-ud-din the ‘Abbāsid
159
Rebellion in Multān. Famine
160
Muhammad's Regulations
161
Ibn Batūtah's mission to China
163
Reception of the Caliph's envoy
164
Rebellion in Kara
165
Partition of the Deccan
165
Rebellion in Gujarāt
166
Muhammad marches into Gujarāt
167
Revolt of the Deccan
168
Rebellion of Taghi in Gujarāt
169
Independence of the Deccan
170
Operations in Gujarāt
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Death of Muhammad
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¡HE REIGN OF FIROZ TUGHLUQ, THE DECLINE AND
EXTINCTION OF THE DYNASTY, AND THE INVASION
OF INDIA BY TĪMŪR
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
PIGE
Accession of Firūz
173
Firūz enters Delhi
174
Public works of Firūz
175
Expedition to Bengal
176
Foundation of Firūzābād
176
Plot against the life of Firūz
177
Second expedition to Bengal
177
Capture of Kangra
179
Expedition to Sind
180
Conquest of Sind
181
Rebellion in Gujarāt
182
Devastation of Katehr
183
Regency of Muhammad Khān and death of Firūz
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Character of Firūz
185
The Pillars of Asoka
187
The jizya
188
Accession of Tughluq II
189
Enthronement of Abū Bakr
190
Accession of Muhammad
191
Death of Muhammad and accession of Sikandar Shāh
192
Death of Sikandar Shāh
192
Enthronement of Nāsir-ud-din Mahmud
193
Nāsir-ud-din Nusrat proclaimed king
1941
Tīmūr crosses the Indus and captures Multān. . .
195
Tīmūr's advance towards Delhi
196
Tīmūr reaches Loni
197
Defeat of Mallū and Mahmūd before Delhi
198
Tīmūr enters Delhi
198
Timūr's retreat
199
Timūr crosses the Indus
200
Famine and pestilence in Delhi
200
Temporary restoration of Nusrat Shāh
201
Return of Mahmūd to Delhi
201
Mahmūd escapes from Mallū and establishes himself in Kanauj 202
Death of Mallū, and return of Mahmūd to Delhi
203
Death of Mahmūd: Khizr Khān captures Delhi and overthrows
Daulat Khān Lodi
204
Disruption of the kingdom of Delhi
205
CHAPTER VIII
THE SAYYID DYNASTY
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Khizr Khān establishes himself on the throne. . .
206
Rebellions in the kingdom of Delhi
207
Rebellion of a pretender personating Sārang Khān
208
Rebellion of Malik Tughān
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Death of Khizr Khan and accession of Mubārak
Expedition into the Punjab
Jasrat the Khckar invades the kingdom
Rebellion in Mewāt
War between Delhi and Jaunpur
Rebellion in the Punjab
Invasion of the kingdom by Shaikh 'Ali of Kābul
Rebellion in Multān
Rebellions in the Punjab and Mewät
Recovery of the Punjab
Death of Mubārak and accession of Muhammad
Overthrow of Sarvar-ul-Mulk
Successful rebellion in Multan
Rise of Malik Buhlūl Lodi
War between Delhi and Mālwa
Retreat of the army of Mālwa
Death of Muhammad and accession of Alam Shāh
Retirement of Ālam Shāh to Budaun
Buhlūl Lodi ascends the throne
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Overthrow of Hamid Khān
Buhlūl defeats Mahmud Shāh of Jaunpur
Truce between Delhi and Jaunpur
Renewal of hostilities between Buhlūl and Husain Shāh of
Jaunpur
Three years truce between Delhi and Jaunpur. . .
Buhlūl defeats Husain Shāh of Jaunpur
Recovery of Jaunpur
Death of Buhlūl and accession of Sikandar
Suppression of Bārbak's rebellion in Jaunpur. . .
Suppression of Hindu rebellion in Jaunpur
Invasion of Bihār and Tirhut
Turbulence of the nobles
Bigotry of Sikandar
Capture of Dholpur
Campaign against Gwalior
Submission of Nāgaur
Intervention in the affairs of Mālwa
Death of Sikandar. His character
Accession of Ibrāhīm
Rebellion of Jalāl Khān Lodi
Collapse of Jalal Khān's rebellion. His death
Suppression of the rebellion of the Afghān nobles
Disaffection of Daulat Khān Lodi
Defeat and death of Ibrāhīm at Pānīpat
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THE KINGDOM OF JAUNPUR
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Malik Sarvar establishes his independence in Jaunpur
Death of Sarvar and accession of Ibrāhīm
Death of Ibrāhim and accession of Mahmūd
War between Jaunpur and Mālwa
Death of Mahmūd and accession of Muhammad
Death of Muhammad and accession of Husain
Invasion of Orissa
Invasion of Delhi
Husain is defeated by Buhlūl
Husain flees to Bengal
Review of the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur
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THE KINGDOM OF BENGAL
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY Haig
Ancient divisions of Bengal
The house of Balban in Bengal
Tughluq restores the authority of Delhi
Successful revolt against Muhammad Tughluq
Iliyās re-establishes the independence of Bengal
Sikandar Shāh and Ghiyās-ud-din A'zam
Character of Ghiyās-ud-din A'zam
Raja Ganesh
Jalāl-ud-din Muhammad
Assassination of Fath Shāh and accession of Bārbak
Assassination of Bārbak and accession of Firūz
Death of Firūz and accession of Mahmud
Assassination of Mahmūd and accession of Muzaffar
Death of Muzaffar and accession of Husain
Extension of the frontiers of Bengal
Death of Husain and accession of Nusrat
Effects of Bābur's invasion on Bengal
The Portuguese in Bengal
Assassination of Nusrat and accession of Firūz
Assassination of Firūz and accession of Mahmūd
Sher Khān assumes the royal title in Bengal . . .
Humāyūn invades Bengal and occupies Gaur. . .
Humāyān retires and is compelled to recognize Sher Khān as
Sovereign of Bengal
Sher Shāh remodels the administration
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THE KINGDOM OF KASHMIR
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
PAGE
Introduction of Islam into Kashmir by Shāh Mirzā
277
Accession and deposition of Jamshid
277
Accession of 'Alā-ud-din
277
Death of 'Alā-ud-din and accession of Shihāb-ud-din
278
Death of Shihāb-ud-din and accession of Qutb-ud-din
278
Death of Qutb-ud-din and accession of Sikandar
279
Persecuting zeal of Sikandar the Iconoclast
Death of Sikandar and accession of `Ali Shāh
280
Accession of Zain-ul-Abidin
281
Tolerance, benevolence and enlightenment of Zain-ul--Ābidin 282
Strife between the sons of Zain-ul--Ābidin
283
Death of Zain-ul--Ābidin and accession of Haidar Shāh
284
Death of Haidar and accession of Hasan
285
Death of Hasan and accession of Muhammad
285
Deposition of Muhammad and accession of Fath Shāh
285
The Nur-Bakhsh Sect
286
Restoration of Muhammad
287
Restoration and second deposition of Fath Shāh
287
Second restoration of Muhammad
287
Third deposition of Muhammad and accession of Ibrāhim
287
Death of Ibrāhīm and accession of Nāzuk Shāh
287
Third restoration of Muhammad
287
Death of Muhammad and restoration of Nāzuk Shāh
288
Conquest of Kashmir by Mirzā Haidar
288
Expulsion of the Foreigners and restoration of Nāzuk
289
Deposition of Nāzuk and enthronement of Ibrāhīm II
289
Deposition of Ibrāhīm II and enthronement of Ismā'il
289
Death of Ismā'il and accession of Habib Shāh
289
Deposition of Habib and usui pation of Ghāzi Chakk
290
Abdication of Ghāzi Shāh and accession of Husain
290
Abdication of Husain and accession of Ali Shāh
291
Death of 'Ali Shāh and accession of Yūsuf
292
Expulsion of Yūsuf, and his recovery of his throne
292
Invasion of Kashmir by Bhagwān Dās
293
Annexation of Kashmir by Akbar
293
CHAPTER XIII
GUJARĀT AND KHĀNDESH
By Professor Sir E. DENISON Ross, C. I. E. , Ph. D. , Director of
the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, and
Professor of Persian
Establishment of the independence of Khandesh and Gujarāt 294
Muzaffar I of Gujarāt
295
Death of Muzaffar I and accession of Ahmad
296
Death of Rāja Ahmad of Khāndesh
296
Accession of Nasir Khān in Khāndesh
297
Invasion of Gujarāt by Hüshang Shāh of Mālva
297
Invasion of Mālwa by Ahmad I of Gujarāt
298
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Death of Nasir Khān of Khāndesh and accession of Adil Khān I 300
Death of Ādil Khān I and accession of Ādil Khān II
300
Invasion of Gujarāt by Mahmūd I of Mālwa
301
Defeat of the army of Gujarāt by Rānā Kumbha
302
Qutb-ud-din of Gujarāt invades the Rānā's territory
303
Death of Qutb-ud-din and accession of Dāūd
303
Deposition of Dāūd and enthronement of Mahmud Begarha 304
Mahmūd Begarha marches to the aid of Nizām Shāh of the Deccan 304
Mahmūd's invasion of Sorath
305
Invasion of Sind by Mahmūd Begarha
307
Conspiracy against Mahmûd Begarha
308
Mahmûd besieges Chāmpāner
309
Capture of Chāmpāner
310
Depredations of the pirate, Bahādur Gilāni
311
Defeat of the Portuguese fleet off Chaul
312
War of accession in Khāndesh
313
Accession of "Ādil Khān III in Khāndesh
314
Death of Mahmud Begarha. His character
315
Defeat of the Egyptian fleet by the Portuguese off Diū
316
Designs of Muzaffar II of Gujarāt on Mālwa
317
Campaign in Idar
319
Massacre of the Rājputs in Māndū
319
Muzaffar II invades the territories of the Rānā
320
Flight of Bhahādur, Muzaffar's second son, from Gujarāt
321
Death of Muzaffar II. Disputed succession in Gujarāt
322
Enthronement of Bahādur in Gujarāt
323
War between Gujarāt and Ahmadnagar
324
Bahādur retires from the Deccan
325
Dispute between Bahādur and Mahmūd II of Mālwa
326
Conquest of Mālwa by Bahādur
327
Completion of the conquest of Mālwa
328
Rupture between Humāyūn and Bahādur
329
Capture of Chitor
330
Defeat of Bahādur by Humāyün
331
Invasion of Gujarāt by Humayun
332
Humāyūn is recalled from Gujarāt by events in Hindūstān 333
Death of Bahādur at Diū
334
Accession of Muhammad Shāh of Khāndesh to the throne of Gujarāt 335
Death of Muhammad and accession of Mahmūd III
335
The Egyptian fleet and the army of Gujarāt besiege the
Portuguese in Diū
336
Raising of the siege of Diū
337
Mahmūd III frees himself from Daryā Khān
338
Overthrow of Ālam Khān
339
Defeat of the army of the Gujarāt by the Portuguese
340
Successes of the Portuguese
341
Death of Mahmūd III
342
Accession of Ahmad II
343
Death of Ahmad II
344
Accession of Muzaffar III
445
Civil war in Gujarāt
346
Akbar invades Gujarāt
347
Akbar annexes Gujarat
348
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THE KINGDOM OF MĀLWA
By Lt. Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
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Dilāvar Khān establishes his independence in Malwa
349
Death of Dilāvar Khān and accession of Hūshang
349
Invasion of Mālva by Muzaffar I of Gujarāt
349
Hūshang's two invasions of Gujarāt
350
Hūshang's expedition to Orissa
351
Death of Hüshang and accession of Muhammad Shah
352
Mahmūd Khalji usurps the throne
353
Mahmūd's expedition to Delhi
354
Mahmūd invades the dominions of Rānā Kūmbha
355
Mahmūd's second invasion of the Rānā's dominions
356
Mahmūd's two invasions of Gujarāt
356
Mahmūd's invasion of the Deccan
356
Mahmūd recovers Ajmer from the Rāna
357
Mahmūd invades the Deccan but is compelled to retreat
358
Mahmūd's third invasion of the Deccan
358
Kherla is captured by the army of the Deccan but recovered
by Mālwa
359
Death of Mahmud I. His character
360
Accession of Ghiyās-ud-din
361
Folly of Ghiyās-ud-din
362
Fratricidal strife between Ghiyās-ud-din's sons
363
Accession of Nāsir-ud-din
364
Death of Nāsir-ud-din and accession of Mahmūd II
365
Predominance of the Rājputs in Mālwa
366
Revolt of Bihjat Khān of Chanderi
367
Mahmūd II flees from the Rājputs and takes refuge with
Muzaffar of Gujarāt
368
Mahmud II is defeated by the Rānā, Sangrama
368
Bahādur Shāh of Gujarāt annexes Mālwa
369
Shujā'at Khān appointed viceroy of Mālwa by Sher Shāh 370
Annexation of Mālwa by Akbar
371
CHAPTER XV
THE KINGDOM OF THE DECCAN, A. D. 1347-1436
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Bahman Shāh establishes his independence in the Deccan
372
Consolidation of the kingdom by Bahman
373
Suppression of a revolt and establishment of Gulbarga as
the capital
374
Division of the Deccan into four provinces
375
Death of Bahman Shāh and accession of Muhammad I
376
Administration of the kingdom
377
The rise of Vijayanagar
377
Muhammad I issues a gold currency
378
War with Kānhayya of Warangal
380
First war with Vijayanagar
381
Peace with Vijayangar
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Suppression of the rebellion of Bahrām
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The great mosque of Gulbarga
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Death of Muhammad I and accession of Mujāhid
383
Second war with Vijayanagar
383
Assassination of Mujāhid and accession of Dāūd
384
Assassination of Dāūd and accession of Muhammad II
381
Famine in the Deccan
385
Rebellion of Bahā-ud-din of Sāgar
385
Death of Muhammad II and accession of Ghiyās-ud-din
386
Deposition of Ghiyās-ud-din and accession of Shams-ud-din. . .
386
Deposition of Shams-ud-dīn and accession of Firūz
387
Third war with Vijayanagar
387
The exploit of Qāzi Sirāj-ud-din
388
Defeat of the Hindus
389
War with the Gonds of Kherla
390
Mission sent by Firūz to Tīmūr and its results
391
The goldsmith's daugther of Mudgal
391
Fourth war with Vijayanagar. Defeat of the Hindus
392
Expeditions into Gondwāna and Telingāna
393
Fifth war with Vijayangar, and defeat of Fīrūz
391
Abdication and death of Firūz and accession of Ahmad
395
Sixth war with Vijayanagar
396
Defeat of the Hindus and massacres in the Vijayanagar kingdom 397
Peace with Vijayanagar. Famine in the Deccan
398
Expedition to Warangal and Māhūr
399
War between the Deccan and Mālwa
399
Defeat of Hūshang Shāh of Mālwa
400
Ahmad I selects Bidar as his capital
100
War between the Deccan and Gujarāt
401
Kherla is annexed by Mālwa
402
Death of Ahmad I
402
The "Foreign" question in the Deccan
403
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CHAPTER XVI
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE KINGDOM OF THE
DECCAN, A. D. 1436–1490
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Accession of 'Alā-ud-din Ahmad II
405
Expedition to Vijayanagar and the Konkan
405
War with Khāndesh
406
Seventh war with Vijayanagar. Defeat of the Hindus
407
Unsuccessful expedition into the Konkan
408
Massacre of the Foreigners by the Deccanis
409
Rebellion of Jalal Khăn
409
Death of 'Alā-ud-din Ahmad II and accession of Humāyün 410
Rebellion of Sikandar Khān and Jalal Khān
410
Humāyūn the Tyrant
411
Death of Humāyūn and accession of Nizām Shāh
412
Mahmūd I of Mālwa invades the Deccan
413
Retreat of the army of Mālwa
413
Second invasion of the Deccan by Mahmūd I of Mālwa
413
Death of Nizām and accession of Muhammad III
413
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Rise of Mahmud Gāvān to power
414
War in the Konkan and Orissa
415
Foreigners and Deccanis
416
Famine in the Deccan
417
Campaign in Telingāna
417
Invasion of the Carnatic
418
The subdivision of the Four Provinces
419
Murder of Mahmūd Gāvān
420
Disaffection of the provincial governors
421
Death of Muhammad III and accession of Mahmūd
422
Contest between Foreigners and Deccanis
423
Decline of the royal authority
423
Death of Malik Nāib, leader of the Deccanis
424
Partition of the kingdom
425
Qasim Barid becomes regent
426
Rebellion of Bahādur Gīlāni
427
Strife between the provincial governors
428
Strife between Sunnis and Shiahs
429
Mahmūd attempts to regain his freedom
430
Last days of the Bahmani dynasty
431
Extinction of the Bahmani dynasty
432
CHAPTER XVII
THE FIVE KINGDOMS OF THE DECCAN, A. D. 1527-1599
By Lt. Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
The Five Kingdoms--Bījāpur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and
Bidar
433
Events in Bijāpur and Ahmadnagar
434
War between Ahmadnagar and Berar
435
War between Vijayanagar and Bijāpur
435
Bahādur of Gujarāt invades the Deccan
436
Isma‘il Adil Shāh captures Bidar
437
Ismā‘il Adil Shāh recovers the Rāichūr Doāb
437
War between Bijāpur and Ahmadnagar
438
Death of Ismā'il and accession of Ibrāhim Adil Shāh I
439
War between Bijāpur and Vijayanagar
439
The Shiah religion established in Ahmadnagar
440
Assassination of Sultan Quli Qutb Shāh of Golconda and accession
of Jamshid Qutb Shāh
440
Bijāpur invaded by the armies of Vijayanagar, Ahmadnagar,
and Golconda
441
Plot to place 'Abdullāh on the throne of Bījāpur supported by
the Portuguese
441
Burhān Nizām Shāh renews his alliance with Vijayanagar 412
Death of Jamshid Qutb Shāh and accession of Subhān Qulī.
Deposition of Subhân Quli and accession of Ibrāhīm
143
War between Ahmadnagar and Bijāpur
443
War between Bijāpur and the Portuguese
444
Death of Ibrāhim I and accession of Alī "Ādil Shāh I
444
Confederacy against Ahmadnagar
445
Arrogance of the Raja of Vijayanagar
446
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Muslim confederacy against Vijayanagar
. . . 447
War between the confederacy and Vijayanagar
448
The battle of Talikota
449
Defeat of the Hindus and destruction of Vijayanagar
450
Death of Husain I and accession of Murtazā Nizām Shāh I 450
War between Bījāpur and Ahmadnagar
451
Confederacy against the Portuguese. Its discomfiture
452
Invasion of Berar by Murtazā Nizām Shāh I
453
Annexation of Berar by Ahmadnagar
454
Intrigues between Golconda and Ahmadnagar against Bījāpur 455
Campaign in Berar
456
Rebellion of Burhān, brother of Murtazā Nizām Shāh
457
Death of `Ali I and accession of Ibrāhīm •Ādil Shāh II
458
War between Ahmadnagar and Bījāpur
458
Troubles in Bījāpur and imprisonment of Chānd Bibi
459
Bījāpur is besieged by the armies of Ahmadnagar and Golconda.
The siege is raised
460
Death of Murtazā and accession of Husain Nizām Shāh II 461
Death of Husain II and accession of Ismā‘il Nizām Shāh
461
Burhān Nizām Shāh II, countenanced by Akbar, attempts to
return to Ahmadnagar. His discomfiture
461
Battle of Rohankhed. Deposition of Ismāʻīl and accession of
Burhān Nizām Shāh II
462
Burhān unsuccessfully attacks the Portuguese in Chaul
462
Death of Burhān II and accession of Ibrāhīm Nizām Shah 463
Death of Ibrāhīm Nizām Shāh. Civil war in Ahmadnagar 463
A faction in Ahmadnagar appeals to Sultān Murād, son of Akbar 463
Appeal to Ibrāhīm 'Adil Shāh II
464
Sultan Murād and the Khān Khănān besiege Ahmadnagar 464
The siege is raised and Berar is ceded to Akbar
465
Renewal of hostilities between Ahmadnagar and the Empire 465
Murder of Chānd Bibī. Ahmadnagar is captured by Sultān
Dāniyāl Akbar's youngest son
466
CHAPTER XVIII
HINDU STATES IN SOUTHERN INDIA, A. D. 1000-1565
By S. KRISHNASWAMI AYYANGAR, M. A. , Professor of Indian
History and Archaeology, and Fellow of the University of
Madras
Rashtrakūtas, Cholas, and Chālukyas
467
Rājarāja Chola
468
Contest between the Cholas and the Chālukyas
469
Administration of the Southern Kingdoms
470
The Hoysalas
471
Contest between the Cholas and Chālukyas
472
Vikramāditya Chālukya
473
Ballala Hoysala I
474
Conquests of the Hoysalas
475
Supremacy of the Hoysalas in the Mysore territory
476
Decline of the Chālukyas
477
The Kākatiyas of Warangal
478
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The Yādavas of Deogir. Vira Ballāla II
479
Formal assumption of independence by Vira Bllāla II
480
The Pāndyas
481
Hoysala encroachments on the Chola kingdom
482
Somesvara Hoysala
483
Invasion of the Hoysala kingdom by the Yādavas
484
The four kingdoms of the South, Yādavas, Hosyalas, Kākatiyas,
and Pandyas
485
Invasion of the Yādava kingdom by the Muslims
486
Malik Kāfür's campaigns in the Deccan and the Peninsula 487
Conquests of Muhammad Tughluq
488
Foundation of the Vijayanagar State
489
The Muhammadan kingdom of Madura
490
Wars between the Bahmani kingdom and Vijayangar
490
First Dynsaty of Vijayanagar
491
Magnificence of Vijayanagar
492
Alliance between Orissa and the Deccan against Vijayanagar 493
Usurpation of Virupaksha in Vijayanagar, and his deposition by
Sāluva Narasimha
494
Krishnadevaraya of Vijayangar
495
War between Vijyanagar aud Orissa
496
Failure of the attempt of the Muslims to recover the Rāichūr
Doāb
497
Usurpation of the 'Mad' Tirumala in Vijayanagar
498
Fall of Vijayanagar
499
CHAPTER XIX
SIND AND MULTĀN
By Lt. Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
Review of the history of Sind
500
Sammas and Arghūns
501
Tarkhāns
502
The Langāhs of Multān
503
Civil war in Multān
504
Multān recovered by Kāmrān, brother of Humāyün
505
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THE NATIVE STATES OF NORTHERN INDIA FROM
A. D. 1000 TO 1526
By Lt. -Colonel Sir WOLSELEY HAIG
The Hindu Shāhis and the Punjāb
506
Ajmer, Delhi, Chitor, Kanauj, Jijhoti, Chedi, Mālwa, Bengal, and
Kāmarūpa
507
The Solankis of Gujarāt
508
Kanauj and Delhi
509
Chedi, Mālwa, and Chitor
510
The Pālas and Senas of Bengal
511
The Chauhāns and the Gaharwārs. The two battles of Tarāori 512
Extinction of the Gaharwārs. The conquest of Bihar
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Kāmarūpa, or Assam
514
Decline of the Chandels
514
Ranthambhor
515
Invasion of Mālwa by Iltut mish. Independence of the Chauhāns
in Ranthambhor
516
Conquest of Ranthambhor and Gujarāt by the Muslims
517
Chāmpāner, Sirohi, and Cutch
518
Surāshtra, or Sorath
519
The Gahlots of Chitor
520
The Rāhtors of Mārwār
521
Conquests of Chonda, the Rāhtor. His death
522
Rāhtor influence in Mewār. The Rāhtors of Baglāna
523
Legends of the Gahlots, or Sesodias, of Mewar
524
Capture of Chitor by 'Alā-ud-din Khalji and its recovery by the
Sesodias
525
Kshetra, or Khet Singh, of Mewār
526
Expulsion of the Rāhtors from Mewar
527
Kumbha Rānā of Mewār
528
Sangrama of Mewār
529
The Battle of Khānua. Death of Sangrama and accession of
Ratan Singh. II. Death of Ratan Singh and accession of
Vikramāditya
530
The Jādons of Jaisalmer
531
Legendary siege of Jaisalmer 'Alā-ud-din Khalji
532
The fortress of Gwalior
533
The Kachhwāhas of Amber and Jaipur
534
Gondwāna
534
Gond kingdoms
535
Garha-Katanga, or Garha - Mandla; Deogarh; Kherla; and Chānda 536
The kingdom of Chanda
537
The Gond kingdoms compared
538
CHAPTER XXI
BURMA, 1287-1531. THE PERIOD OF SHĀN IMMIGRATION
By G. E. HARVEY, Indian Civil Service
Decline in Burmese culture owing to Shān immigration
539
The kingdom of Āva
540
The Three Shān Brothers
541
Minkyiswasawke
542
Razadarit of Pegu
543
Arakan, Toungoo, and Pegu. Minrekyawswa
544
Āva and Pegu
545
Defeat and death of Minekyawswa
546
Nicolo de' Conti
547
The Ruby Mine State. Chinese trade on the Irrawaddy
548
Burmese literature
549
Massacres of monks in Āva. Decline of the kingdom
550
The kingdom of Pegu
551
Razadarit takes Pegu, Bassein, and Myaungmya
552
Razadarit puts his son, Bawlawkyantaw, to death
553
Death of Razadarit
553
"The Old Queen," Shinsawbu
554
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Revival of religion
Takayut pi, last king of Pegu
Talaings. Portuguese trade
Toungoo
Influx of Burmans into Toungoo
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556
556
557
558
CHAPTER XXII
CEYLON, A. D. 1215-1527
By Don MARTINO DE ZILVA WICKREMASINGHE, Professor
of Tamil in the School of Oriental Studies, University of
London
559
560
561
562
Kalinga Vijaya-Bāhu, the invader
Parakkama-Bāhu II expels the invaders from Ceylon
Reign of Parakkama-Bāhu II
Bhuvaneka-Bāhu I, Parakkama-Bāhu
III.
Bhuvaneka-
Pāhu II, Parakkama-Bāhu IV, and Bhuvaneka-Bāhu III
Bhuvaneka-Bāhu IV, Parakkama-Bāhu V, Vikkama-Bāhu
III, Ārya Chakravarti of Jaffna, Bhuvaneka-Bāhu V
Overthrow of the Tamil, Ārya Chakravarti
Chinese invasion
Parakkama-Bāhu VI
Jaya-Bāhu II, Bhuvaneka-Bāhu VI, Parakkama-Bāhu VII,
Parakama-Bāhu VIII
Parakkama-Bāhu IX.
Arrival of the Portuguese
563
564
565
565
566
567
CHAPTER XXIII
THE MONUMENTS OF MUSLIM INDIA
. . .
By Sir John MARSHALL, C. I. E. , M. A. , Litt. D. , Ph. D. , Director
General of the Archaeological Survey of India
Influence of India and of Islam on Indo-Islamic Art
568
Local styles of Muhammadan architecture
569
Hindu and Muslim art
570
Union of strength and grace in Indo-Islamic architecture. . . 571
Influence of Hindu on Muslim art
572
The Delhi group of Islamic monuments
573
Persian architecture
574
Monuments at Ghazni
575
The Quwwat-ul-Islām mosque
576
The Qutb Minār
578
Sultan Ghāri
580
Arhāi-din-kā-Jhompra at Ajmer
581
Appearance of the true arch
582
Jamā'at Khāna Masjid and 'Alāi Darvaza
583
Defences of Siri
584
Tughluqābād
585
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589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
599
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
Public works of Firūz Shāh
Monotony of the architecture of the Tughluqs
Firūzābad
College and tomb of Firūz Shah
Tomb of Tilangāni
The Lāl Gumbad
Tombs of the Sayyids
Tombs of the Lodi period
The Moth-ki-Masjid
Multan
Bengal
The buildings of Gour
The Adina Masjid of Pāndua
Buildings of Sikandar Shāh's reign and the Eklākhi tomb
at Pāndua
The Dākhil Darwāza at Gaur
The Tāntipāra mosque
The Gunmant mosque
The monuments of Husain Shāh
Gujarāt
The Jāmi' Masjid at Cambay. Ahmadābād, Songarh, Dohad,
and Ahmadnagar
The Jāmi: Masjid of Ahmadābād
Tombs of the kings at Sarkhej
Mahmud Begarha
Champāner
The step-wells of Gujarāt
The minarets of Gujarāt
Mosque of Siddi Sayyid
Dhār and Māndū
The Hindolā Mahall and Jāmi: Masjid at Māndū
Tomb of Hūshang
The Jahāz Mahall
Bayāna and Nāgaur
Fathābād and Chanderi
Badaun
Irich and Kālpi
Jaunpur
The Jhanjhri Masjid, the Lāl Darwāza, and the Jāmi
Masjid at Jaunpur
The Deccan
Daulatābād
Gāwilgarh, Narnāla, Māhūr, and the fortresses of the Deccan
Bidar and Parenda
Narnāla. Gulbarga
The Jāmi' Masjid of Gulbarga
Bidar
The College of Mahmūd Gāvān. The Solā Khamb Mosque,
and the Gāgan, Tarkash, Chini, and Nagina Mahalls
Berar, Bidar, Bījāpur, and Golconda. Khāndesh
Kashmir
The Jāmi' Masjid at Srinagar
The mosque of Shāh Hamadan
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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CHRONOLOGY
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664
INDEX
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PLATES I-LI
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at end
LIST OF MAPS
1. India in 1022
2. India in 1236
3. India between 1318 and 1338
4. India in 1398
betueen pp. 16 and 17
between pp. 64 and 65
between pp. 144 and 145
betueen pp. 192 and 193
between pp. 240 and 241
between pp. 432 and 433
between pp. 480 and 481
5. India in 1525
6. The Five Kingdoms of the Deccan
7. South India, about 1100
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1. 1. Detail of the star panels in the Ghazni gate at Āgra
Fort.
2. Delhi : the Quwwat-ul-Islām masjid ; arched screen of
Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
II. 3. Delhi : the Quwwat-ul-Islām mosque ; carvings on
original screen of Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
4. Delhi : the Quwwat-ul-Islām mosque ; carvings on
screen extension added by Iltutmish.
III. 5. Delhi : bird's-eye view of Quwwat-ul-Islām masjid and
connected buildings (restored).
IV. 6. Delhi : the Qutb minār from North-East.
7. Interior of the tomb of the Emperor Iltutmish.
V. 8. Tomb of Sultān Ghārī. Roof of subterranean tomb.
chamber.
9. Arhāi-dīn-kā-Jhomprā masjid at Ajmer. Arched screen
in front of prayer-chamber.
VI. 10. Arhāi-dīn-kā-Jhomprā masjid at Ajmer. Colonnades
in the prayer-chamber.
11. Arhāi-din-ka-Jhomprā masjid at Ajmer. Detail of marble
mihrāb.
VII. 12. The Jamā'at Khāna masjid at the dargâh of Nizām-
ud-din Auliyā.
13. 'Alāi Darwāza at the Qutb ; south facade.
VIII. 14. Interior of the 'Alāi Darwāza.
15. Tomb of Ghiyās-ud-din Tughluq: view from inside
the castle walls.
16. Tomb of Ghiyās-ud-din Tughluq, from the West.
IX. 17. Conjectural restoration of the Kotla Firūz Shāh.
X. 18. Asoka's pillar with Fīrūz Shāh's pyramidal substruc-
ture in the Kotla Fīrūz Shāh ; from South-West.
19. College and tomb of Fīrūz Shāh Tughluq at the Hauz-
i-Alai.
XI. 20. Tomb of Firüz Shāh Tughluq.
21. Tomb of Khān-i-Jahān Tilangānī.
XII. 22. The Kalān masjid in Shāhjahānābād.
23. Tomb of Muhammad Shah (Sayyid), from South-West.
XIII. 24. Bare Khān Kā Gumbad, from North-East.
25. The Barā Gumbad and Mosque.
XIV. 26. Mosque of the Barā Gumbad.
27. Interior of prayer-chamber of the Moth-ki-masjid.
XV. 28. Tomb of Bahā-ul-Haqq at Multān, from East.
29. Tomb of Rukn-i-Alam at Multān, from Suoth-West.
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XVI. 30. Sectional drawing of the tomb of Rukn-i--Alam at
Multan.
XVII. 31. Inscription on left of mihrab of Zafar Khăn Ghāzi
mosque at Tribani.
32. Ādina Masjid, Pānduah : the prayer-chamber as seen
from the courtyard.
XVIII. 33. Ādina Masjid, Panduah : the mimbar and central
mihrāb.
34. Ādina Masjid Panduah: corridor with royal gallery on
right.
XIX. 35. Sāth Gūmbaz mosque at Bagerhāt, from South-East.
36. The Dākhil Darwāza at Gaur, from the North.
XX. 37. Tantipāra masjid at Gaur : details of terracotta deco-
rations.
38. Gunmant mosque, showing decoration of vaulted arch
at Gaur.
XXI. 39. General view of Chhotă Sonā masjid at Gaur, from
East.
40. Firūz Minār at Gaur.
41. Details of central door of Chhotā Sonă Masjid at Gaur.
XXII. 42. Barā Sonā Masjid at Gaur, from North-East.
43. Arcade in the prayer-chamber of the Barā Sonā
Masjid at Gaur.
XXIII. 44. The Jāmi' Masjid at Cambay.
45. Dholkā : Balol Khān Qāzi's masjid, entrance porch.
XXIV. 46. Ahmadābād : Tin Darwāza. General view from East.
47. The Jāmi: Masjid at Ahmadābād.
XXV. 48. Chāmpāner : Halol gateway (inner) from East. North-
West corner.
49. Champāner : Jāmi Masjid. View from South-East.
50. Champāner : Jāmi Masjid. General view from South-
West.
XXVI. 51. The palace at Sārkhej.
52. Adalaj: stepped well. Interior view from second gallery.
53. Ahmadābād : masjid of Sayyid Usman : tomb of
Sayyid . Usmān in front of view from South-East
(at 'Usmānpūra).
XXVII. 54. Ahmadābād : Shāh ‘Alam's tomb. View from North-
East.
55. Ahmadābād : Băi Harir's masjid at Asarwa View
from East.
56. Ahmadābād : Mosque of Shāh Alam.
XXVIII. 57. Mosque of Rāni Sīpari at Ahmadābād.
