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Sultans considered theselves as representative of Caliphs (as inscribed on their coins & Khutba (Prayer)) & were of Islamic origin Balban considered himself as shadow of god & of divine originality Ittutmish, Muhammad bin tughlaq & Firoz tughlaq received Mansur or letter of permission from Caliphs Sultans were most important administrators & had ultimate authority of the military (Commander in chief of military) Greatest post was of Naib who practically enjoyed all the powers of sultan 7 exercised general control over all departments Next to Naib was Wazir, head of finance department known as Diwan – http://iasmania.com/delhisultanateadministrationcultureliteratureartarchitecture/
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i – wazirat Military department “ Diwan – i – Ariz” was headed by Ariz – i – Mumalik , responsible for recruiting soldiers & administring military department Diwan – i – Rasalat was department of religious affairs headed by chief Sadr Head of judicial department of chief Qazi & muslim sharia law was followed in civil matters Hindus were goverened by their own personal laws & their cases were dispensed by village panchayats Department of correspondence Diwan – i – Insha dealt with correspondence b/w rulers & officials
Local Administration Provinces were called Iqtas under the charge of nobles, which later came under the charge of Governors called “ Muqtis or Walis” >> Mainly to maintain law & collect revenue Iqtas were divided in shiqs (districts) under shiqdars, which were further divided into Pargana (no. of villages) headed by Amils Village headman was known as Mukaddam or chaudhary & Village accountant Patwari
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Land was mainly divided into 3 categories : Iqta land : land assigned to officials as iqtas instead of payments for their services Khalisa Land : land under direct control of sultan Inam Land : Land assigned / granted to religious leaders or religious institutions Peasants paid 1/3 or even 1 / 2 of their produce as land revenue along with other taxes & frequent famines >> always lived hand to mouth living Cotton & silk industries flourished in this period along with paper industry 1 silver Tanka = 48 jitals in Khalji time = 50 jitals in tughlaq time
Social Life Traditional caste system with Brahamans at the top , prevalent sati & parda system for women No intermarriage b/w turks, iranian, afgans & indian muslims Hindus were considered zimmis or protected people for whom they were forced to pay a tax called Jiziya ( In begining, it was collected as a part of land tax but Firoz tughlaq seperated it from land revenue & collected it as a separate tax)
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Art & Architecture Quwwat ul islam mosque near qutub minar was built using materials obtained from destroying hindu & jain temples Buildings were constructed by combining arch & dome, Muhammad bin tughlaq built the tomb of Ghiyasuddin tughlaq on a high platform
Music Amir Khusro (1252 – 1325) Introduced Ragas like ghora & Sanam Evolved Qawwali mixing Indian & Iranian music Invented Sitar
New music instruments such as Sarangi & Rabab were introduced in this period Indian classical work rangdarpan was translated to persian during Firoz Tughlaq reign Raja Man singh (Gwalior) was a great music lover of this period & loved man Kautuhal Pir Bhodan >> famous Sufi Saint of this period
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Barani’s “ Tariq – i – Firoz – Shahi “ contains history of Tughlaq dynasty Minhaj Us Siraj wrote “Tabaqat – i – Nasari” contains general history of muslims dynasty upto 1260 Amir Khusro (famous persian writer) :
1. created new style of persian poetry called Sabaq – i – hind / Indian styled persian poetry 2. Wrote Khazain – ul – Fatah about Alaunddin conquests 3. Wrote Tughlaq nama about the rise of Ghiyasuddin tughlaq
Zia Nakshabi >> 1st one to translate sanskrit stories into persian ( 1st one was Tuti nama or book of parrot) Rajat Rangini written by Kalhana was also translated to persian during this period Chand Bharati >> famous hindi poet of this time
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