Pre-Mughal India

For nearly eight hundred years, the medieval period of Indian history is grouped round the Mohammedan rulers who gradually brought under their control nearly the whole country from Himalayas to the Krishna river. Here an effort has been made to provide to the readers, students, teachers, a cross-section of writings on the study of medieval history during Pre-Mughal India. Major topics given competent treatment are: Life and Thought of Ziyauddin Barani; The Campaigns of ‘Alauddin Khalji; Heritage of the Slave Kings; Accession, Reforms and Public Works; Campaigns against the Mughals; Food Dushes and the Catering Profession in Pre-Mughal India; Gujarat, Rajputana, Malwa and Deogir; Campaign of Arangal; Campaign of Ma’abar; The Deccan Expeditions; Muhammad Bin Tughluq; Babur’s Relations with the Tribes Kabul and the Punjab; Lahore Under the Rule of Babur and Humayun; The Bayaz presented to Humayun by Shah Tahmasp of Persia; The Growth of Timur’s Authority and his Relations with Nobility etc.