We think that even today women leaders are not accepted more readily. We can see this in respect of 33% reservation of women in parliament.
I don’t think like that. It is because the authors of tawarikh lived in cities mainly Delhi. They were not in touch of village people. They often wrote their histories for Sultans in the hope of rich rewards. They had nothing to do with common mass. Hence, it was obvious that the information provided by …
Ans. The Delhi Sultanate mobilised a large standing army in Delhi. It posed a big administrative challenge.Answer: Alauddin Khalji constructed a new garrison town at Siri for his soldiers. He imposed taxes on land to feed the army at the rate of 50 percent of peasant’s yield. He began to pay the soldiers in cash. Muhammad …
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Steps taken to ensure that the muqtis performed their duties well: Appointment of accountants to check the amount collected by the muqtis. Collection of revenues only which were prescribed by the state, not more than that in any circumstances. Fixation of limit to keep the required number of soldiers. They might be shifted to another …
The ‘internal’ frontier means the hinterland of the garrison town.
According to the ‘circle of justice’ it was important for military commanders to keep the interest of peasantry in mind. As is clear from the following: A king survived on soldiers. Soldiers worked for salaries. Salaries came from revenue collected from peasants. Peasant would pay revenue when they are prosperous and happy. This in turn …
Ibn Battuta belonged to Morocco, Africa and travelled to India.
The Sultanate reached its farthest extent during the reign of Muhammad Tughluq.
It was Persian.
The Tomara Rajputs were the first rulers who established their capital at Delhi.
