After a year and a half, I return from the dead to continue the narrative. This episode, Malik Kafur invades Telangana and Dwarasamudra (1309 to 1311 C.E.) with generous support from the Sultanate's newest ally, King Ramadeva of Devagiri.
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This episode details the military expeditions undertaken by Allauddin Khilji between 1300 CE. and 1310 CE. This includes the sieges of Ranathambhore and Chittor, as well as the conquest of Malwa, Siwana and Gujrat. The Mongols continued to be a menace but came off the worse of several engagements.
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We return to the narrative this episode and to the house of Balban as his son simply refuses to become Sultan, leaving that responsibility to his own young son. What follows is drama of the first order, full of debauchery, tragedy, rebellion and betrayal. In the end, a new dynasty seizes power and begins to make the first inroads south of the Vindhyas.
As the end of the century draws close and a change in dynasty is on the cards, we take a tour through the North and North West of the Sultanate and its neighboring Mongol Khanates. We take a particularly close look at Delhi and it's 13th century buildings.
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India in 1300 C.E. (Approx.): https://slavesandsultans.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/img-0016.jpg?w=782
Asia in 1300 C.E. (Approx.): https://slavesandsultans.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/img-0017.jpg?w=782
This episode, we look at the successors of Iltutmish and the 45 year rule of Ghiyasuddin Balban, a pivotal moment in the history of the Sultanate.
Iltutmish spent the last years of his life trying to reassert Delhi's control over North India and worrying about his succession. In 1236 C.E., he died and was succeeded by his daughter, Raziya. Raziya's 4 year rule was marked by prosperity for the people but she faced the hostility of the Turkish nobles who wished to seat a puppet on the throne.
In this episode, we look at the events that led up to Mahmud's raids into India, touching briefly on the history of the Ghaznavid dynasty.
