Literature ad Language
Persian has become the official language of the Delhi Sultanate and the development of Persian literature entered a new era with Amir Khusrau. Ziauddin Barani made an important contribution in form of Tarikh-I-Firzoshahi and Fatawa-i-Jahandari are important. Minhaj-us-Siraj wrote Tabaqat-i-Nasari. Many works were also translated into Persian like Tuti Nama by Zia Nakshabi and a new language of Urdu emerged in the 14th century. The growth of regional languages like Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, and Telugu were also important developments.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a powerful Islamic Empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than 320 years, i.e. from 1206 to 1526. Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially:
- Mamluk Dynasty (1206-1290)
- Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tuglaq Dynasty (1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
It covered a wide swathe of territories in modern India, from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as parts of Southern Nepal.
Table of Content
- History and Overview
- Delhi Sultanate
- Sources of Delhi Sultanate
- Expansion of Delhi Sultanate
- Slave or Mamluk Dynasty
- Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tughluq Dynasty(1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty(1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty(1451-1526)
- Economy
- Literature ad Language
- Architecture