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

  • 1.9: 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
  • 1.4 Rematch
    A year after his defeat at Tarain, Moizuddin returns the next year with a new army and on the very same battlefield, emerges victorius. This episode covers the second battle of Tarain (1192 CE) and its aftermath. It ends with the death of the first Sultan of Delhi, Qutb ud Din Aibak.
    17 min
  • 1.3 Forward March!
    In this episode, we follow the happenings in Central Asia, from the last days of Mahmud in 1030CE to 1163CE and the establishment of the Ghurid, Khwarezmian and Qara Kitai empires over the ruins of the Ghaznavids and Seljuks. We then look at the rise of Ghiyath al Din Mohammad bin Sam and his brother Moizuddin, whose ambitions of acquiring an empire for himself would bring him to India. Moizuddin's first campaign in 1173 C.E. to Gujarat ended in defeat at Mt. Abu. His second expedition in 1191 C.E. would see him annex the remaining Ghaznavids in Punjab and march on the Chahamana territories ruled by Prithviraja III from Ajmer. Their first encounter at Tarain ended in a military disaster for the Ghurids when the entire Chahamana army charged into their ranks. We end this episode with Moizuddin's retreat to Ghazni.
    15 min
  • 1.2 Three tales of a raid
    In this episode, we'll take a look at the narratives surrounding the raid of Somnath and how they have impacted our understanding of the event.
    13 min
  • Introduction
    Hello. And welcome to the podcast. In little under 2 minutes, I'd like to take you over what this podcast is going to be about.
    2 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.