Firoz Shah Tughlaq set up the Diwan-i-Bandagan — a bureau managing royal slaves and their affairs — reflecting his administrative reorganization. The other statements are incorrect or misattributed: Diwan-i-Arz (military department) had varied origins, horse-branding reforms are usually linked to ...
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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 ...
The main cause of conflict between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan was control over the strategic fort of Bhatinda (Tabarhinda). Ghori captured the fort to establish his hold in northern India, provoking Prithviraj to resist. This struggle for Bhatinda led ...