SOCIAL SCIENCE: reshaping india's political map (class 8)

medieval in indian context

11th to 17th century

why did india's political map get reshaped?

in 11th century,attacks from beyond the hindu kush mountains,attacks from foreign invaders,many being central asian:turn if or afghan for territorial expansions and to often spread their religion by force

What is delhi sultanate?

delhi sultanate consists of 5 successive ,short lived kingdoms of turkic-afghan origin.

Who all were in delhi sultanate?

mamluks(slave dynasty)(1206-1290) -> khiljis (1290-1320)->tughluqs(1320-1414)->sayyids(1414-1451)-> lodhis (1451-1526)

How was delhi sultanate established?

after the defeat of prithviraj chauhan in 1192 by muhammed gaori,he left his indian territories to his slave general qutub ud din aibak,who established mamluk dynasty.

which kingdoms resisted delhi sultanate?

hoysalas and eastern ganges and a few neighbouring kingdoms.they then grew into thriving centres of art,culture and administration.

what marked the period of delhi sultanate?

by political instability, combined with efforts at territorial expansions.this resulted in military campaigns that plundered cities,towns,temples and seats of learning. This period was also very violent,sultans killed their predecessors to be the next sultan,average ruling time of each sultan only lasted 9 yrs or less.

why did ala ud din khilji call himself the second alexander?

the khilji dynasty grew rapidly during his time.he sacked and plundered many cities,towns,religious centres,he also resisted the mongols who were trying to add india to their rule(they alr ruled moat of central asia)at the Same time.his slave general, malik kafur

muhammed bin tughluq?

he expanded the territory of the delhi sultanate, for the first time after the collapse of the mauryan empire, most of the sub continent was under one sultan, but this was short lived. muhammad bin tughluq was was ambitious but had poor execution.he changed his capital from delhi to daulatabad,for a more central control area,but this back fired, so he went back to delhi.this shift caused more than the deaths of 1000s.he then introduced token currency,a cheap copper coin was called tokens,they had the value of silver or gold coins,but this created confusion in trade,and ppl started making counterfeit coins,resulting in decline in economy.