Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji established the ‘Diwan-i-Waquf,’ a department responsible for overseeing state expenditure and managing waqf (endowment) properties during the Delhi Sultanate. This administrative innovation helped organize and control financial matters related to charitable and religious endowments under his reign. ...
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The Attarkin Gate, constructed by Sultan Iltutmish around 1230 AD, is located in the city of Nagaur, near Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This intricately carved gateway serves as the southern entrance to the Nagaur Fort (Ahichhatargarh Fort). This early Indo-Islamic architectural marvel is widely ...
Iltutmish organized the Turkan-e-Chihalgani (the “Group of Forty”), a council of forty powerful Turkish nobles and military leaders. This group effectively controlled political and military decision-making for a time, reflecting the influence of the Turkish soldiery in the early Sultanate ...
Balban adopted the title Zill-e-Ilahi meaning “Shadow of God” to emphasize the sacred and absolute nature of kingship. He used grand royal symbolism, strict court etiquette and ceremonial practices to assert his supremacy over nobles and present the Sultan as ...
Iltutmish is credited with pioneering early Sultanate tomb architecture and building the tomb of his son, Nasiruddin Mahmud, at Sultan Garhi near Delhi. His constructions blended indigenous and Islamic motifs and set architectural precedents for later monumental tomb-building in medieval ...