The Turks popularized polo in India during the Delhi Sultanate period. Although polo existed earlier in Central Asia, the Turkish rulers made it a royal sport. It became a favorite pastime among nobles and military leaders and was also used ...
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Timur invaded India in 1398 during the nominal reign of Nasiruddin Muhammad Tughlaq, though actual power lay with his father, Sultan Mahmud Shah Tughlaq. The Tughlaq dynasty was already weak, making Delhi an easy target. Timur plundered the city brutally ...
Amir Khusro contributed significantly to the growth of Khariboli, an early form of modern Hindi-Urdu. Through his poetry, riddles and songs blending Persian and local dialects, he helped shape its vocabulary and style. His creative fusion enriched north Indian linguistic ...
The coins of the Sultanate era were: Tanka (primarily Silver), Shashgani (a fractional Silver coin valued at six Jitals) and Jeetal (Copper). This system was standardized by Iltutmish, establishing the Tanka as the principal currency and the Jeetal for daily, ...
Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced the department ‘Amir Kohi’ to improve agriculture and increase state revenue. This department encouraged cultivation of fallow lands, offered loans (taccavi) to farmers and promoted irrigation works. Though well-intentioned, many schemes suffered due to poor implementation ...