Indian Castles 1206–1526
Title | Indian Castles 1206–1526 PDF eBook |
Author | Konstantin S Nossov |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 2012-06-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780969856 |
From the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD northern India began to fall under the sway of a number of Muslim-Turkic rulers who, at the start of the 13th century, founded the series of dynasties known to history as the Delhi Sultanate. For three centuries these sultans expanded their territory, which led to a dramatic rise in the number of fortifications throughout the subcontinent. This period is the defining age of the Indian castle and the combined influence of the Islamic and Hindu architectural tradition lends these fortifications a unique style. This book covers all the major sites of the period including the fabled seven medieval cities on the site of the present-day city of Delhi.
Knights and Samurai
Title | Knights and Samurai PDF eBook |
Author | Konstantin Nosov |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000-05 |
Genre | Castles |
ISBN | 9781841760650 |
Angus Konstam examines the 2nd Seminole war in Dade's Last Stand. Stephen Turnbull looks at the surprising similarities between Knights and Samurai. M Brayley assesses the role of Uniform technology in the UN's struggle in the Korean peninsula, whilst Ryan Lavelle asseses tthe impact of the dynastic struggles in 9th-century Wessex. In Blue and Gray on the Nile, David Nicolle shows how US Civil War soldiers had a profound effect on the development of the Egyptian army.
Indian Castles 1206–1526
Title | Indian Castles 1206–1526 PDF eBook |
Author | Konstantin S Nossov |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2012-06-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 184908050X |
From the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD northern India began to fall under the sway of a number of Muslim-Turkic rulers who, at the start of the 13th century, founded the series of dynasties known to history as the Delhi Sultanate. For three centuries these sultans expanded their territory, which led to a dramatic rise in the number of fortifications throughout the subcontinent. This period is the defining age of the Indian castle and the combined influence of the Islamic and Hindu architectural tradition lends these fortifications a unique style. This book covers all the major sites of the period including the fabled seven medieval cities on the site of the present-day city of Delhi.
Indian Castle 1206-1526
Title | Indian Castle 1206-1526 PDF eBook |
Author | Konstantin S. Nossov |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Muslim Rule in Medieval India
Title | Muslim Rule in Medieval India PDF eBook |
Author | Fouzia Farooq Ahmed |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2016-09-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786730820 |
The Delhi Sultanate ruled northern India for over three centuries. The era, marked by the desecration of temples and construction of mosques from temple-rubble, is for many South Asians a lightning rod for debates on communalism, religious identity and inter-faith conflict. Using Persian and Arabic manuscripts, epigraphs and inscriptions, Fouzia Farooq Ahmad demystifies key aspects of governance and religion in this complex and controversial period. Why were small sets of foreign invaders and administrators able to dominate despite the cultural, linguistic and religious divides separating them from the ruled? And to what extent did people comply with the authority of sultans they knew very little about? By focusing for the first time on the relationship between the sultans, the bureaucracy and the ruled Muslim Rule in Medieval India outlines the practical dynamics of medieval Muslim political culture and its reception. This approach shows categorically that sultans did not possess meaningful political authority among the masses, and that their symbols of legitimacy were merely post hoc socio-cultural embellishments.Ahmad's thoroughly researched revisionist account is essential reading for all students and researchers working on the history of South Asia from the medieval period to the present day.
Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) - Part One
Title | Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) - Part One PDF eBook |
Author | Satish Chandra |
Publisher | Har-Anand Publications |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | India |
ISBN | 9788124110645 |
The present work is a broad survey of political, social, economic and cultural developments in India between 1206 and 1526. These three and a quarter centuries, called the Delhi Sultanat, is sometimes seen as a dark age of war and rapine in which little developments took place.
The Great Mughals and their India
Title | The Great Mughals and their India PDF eBook |
Author | Dirk Collier |
Publisher | Hay House, Inc |
Pages | 517 |
Release | 2016-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9384544981 |
A definitive, comprehensive and engrossing chronicle of one of the greatest dynasties of the world – the Mughal – from its founder Babur to Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last of the clan. The magnificent Mughal legacy – the world-famous Taj Mahal being the most prominent among countless other examples – is an inexhaustible source of inspiration to historians, writers, moviemakers, artists and ordinary mortals alike. Mughal history abounds with all the ingredients of classical drama: ambition and frustration, hope and despair, grandeur and decline, love and hate, and loyalty and betrayal. In other words: it is great to read and offers ample food for thought on the human condition. Much more importantly, Mughal history deserves to be widely read and reflected upon, because of its lasting cultural and socio-political relevance to today’s world in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular. The Mughals have left us with a legacy that cannot be erased. With regard to the eventful reigns of Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb and their successors, crucial questions arise: Where did they succeed? Where did they fail? And more importantly, what should we learn from their triumphs and failures? The author believes that history books should be accurate, informative and entertaining. In The Great Mughals and Their India, he has kept these objectives in mind in an attempt to narrate Mughal history from their perspective. At the same time, he does not shy away from dealing with controversial issues. Here is a fascinating and riveting saga that brings alive a spectacular bygone era – authentically and convincingly.