Slaves And Sultans: The Sultanate of Delhi

Slaves And Sultans: The Sultanate of Delhi

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Slaves And Sultans: The Sultanate of Delhi episodes

  • 1.14: Telangana and Dwarasamudra

    After a year and a half, I return from the dead to continue the narrative. This episode, Malik Kafur invades Telangana and Dwarasamudra (1309 to 1311 C.E.) with generous support from the Sultanate's newest ally, King Ramadeva of Devagiri.

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    13 min
  • 1.13: Devagiri 2.0
    A faction at the Yadava court of Devagiri thinks it wise to defy the Sultan in Delhi. Allauddin dispatches an army under the eunuch slave Naib Malik Khafur to prove it wrong in 1306. And I accidentally number the episode 12 when in fact it is 13.
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    16 min
  • 1.12: Lots of war, some peace

    This episode details the military expeditions undertaken by Allauddin Khilji between 1300 CE. and 1310 CE. This includes the sieges of Ranathambhore and Chittor, as well as the conquest of Malwa, Siwana and Gujrat. The Mongols continued to be a menace but came off the worse of several engagements.

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    30 min
  • 1.11: Alexander II
    This episode covers the first 5 years of the reign of Ala'uddin Khalji- from his occupation of Delhi after his uncle's assassination in 1296 C.E. to the battle of Kili against the Mongols and the rebellion of his own nephew in 1301 C.E.
    47 min
  • 1.10: Tears, Folly and Blood

    We return to the narrative this episode and to the house of Balban as his son simply refuses to become Sultan, leaving that responsibility to his own young son. What follows is drama of the first order, full of debauchery, tragedy, rebellion and betrayal. In the end, a new dynasty seizes power and begins to make the first inroads south of the Vindhyas. 

    41 min
  • 1.9: The Deccan Traps
    We move eastwards from Delhi over to the Yamuna Ganga Doab, before we turn south onto the Deccan Plateau, taking a bird's eye view of the kingdoms that ruled here at the end of the 13th Century C.E.
    Maps and transcript here at: https://slavesandsultans.wordpress.com
    India: Physical Features: https://slavesandsultans.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/img-00162.jpg India in 1300 C.E. (Approx.): https://slavesandsultans.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/img-0016.jpg?w=782
    48 min
  • 1.8 The North from 1200 to 1300

    As the end of the century draws close and a change in dynasty is on the cards, we take a tour through the North and North West of the Sultanate and its neighboring Mongol Khanates. We take a particularly close look at Delhi and it's 13th century buildings.

    Maps and transcript here at: https://slavesandsultans.wordpress.com 

    India in 1300 C.E. (Approx.): https://slavesandsultans.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/img-0016.jpg?w=782

    Asia in 1300 C.E. (Approx.): https://slavesandsultans.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/img-0017.jpg?w=782

    27 min
  • 1.6 Her fair hand

    Iltutmish spent the last years of his life trying to reassert Delhi's control over North India and worrying about his succession. In 1236 C.E., he died and was succeeded by his daughter, Raziya. Raziya's 4 year rule was marked by prosperity for the people but she faced the hostility of the Turkish nobles who wished to seat a puppet on the throne. 

    15 min
  • 1.5 Three Kings and a mistake
    In this episode, we'll cover the rise of Iltutmish and the first part of his reign from 1210 C.E. to 1223 C.E, touching on the conflicts with Qabacha and Yalduz and his legendary political shrewdness. We'll also have our first look at a force that will define the whole of the 13th century - the Mongols.
    16 min

About Slaves And Sultans: The Sultanate of Delhi

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The period from 1200 C.E to 1526 C.E in India saw the turks from Central Asia establish the Delhi Sultanate, which, as the name suggests, was centred around Delhi. This podcast is about this exciting period - from the Ghaznavid and Ghurid invasions to the first battle of Panipat.