GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-15)

GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS

AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS

(HISTORY-15)

Delhi Sultanate

Central Administration during Delhi Sultanate:

·         Diwan-i-Wizarat (Finance Department) headed by Wazir.

·         Diwan-i-Ariz (Military Department) headed by Ariz-i-Mumalik.

·         Diwan-i-Insha (Correspondence Department) headed by Dabir-i-Mumalik.

·         Diwan-i-Risalat (Appeals Department) headed by Dabir-i-Mulq.

·         Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Arrears Department) founded by Alaudin Khilji.

·         Diwan-i-Riyasat (Commerce Department) headed by Rais-i-Mumalik.

·         Diwan-i-Kohi (Agriculture Department) founded by Mohd bin Tughlaq.

·         Diwan-i-Bandgan (Slaves Department) founded by Firoz Tughlaq.

·         Diwan-i-Khairat (Charity Department) founded by Firoz Tughlaq.

·         Diwan-i-Isthiaq (Pension Department) founded by Firoz Tughlaq.

Administrative Units:

·         Iqta (Province) headed by Muqti or Wali.

·         Shiq (District) headed by Siqadar.

·         Pargana (Taluka) headed by Chaudary and Amil.

·         Gram (Village) headed by Muqaddam or Khut.

Important Literature of Delhi Sultanate:

·         Tahiqiq-i-Hind by Alberuni – wrote about Slave Dyansty.

·         Tabaqat-i-Nasiri by Minhaj-us-Siraj – account of Iltutmish’s reign.

·         Laila Manju by Amir Khusrau.

·         Khazain-ul-Futuh by Amir Khusrau – conquests of Alauddin Khilji.

·         Tughlaqnama by Amir Khusrau – account of Ghiyasudin Balban’s reign.

·         Nuh-Siphir by Amir Khusrau

·         Fatwa-i-Jahandari by Zia ud din Barani – account of Tughlaq dynasty.

·         Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi by Zia ud din Barani - account of Firoz Shah’s reign.

·         Fatwah-i-Firoz Shahi by Firoz Shah.

·         Kitab-ul-Hind by Alberuni.

·         Kitab-ul-Tahqiq by Alberuni – About Indian Sciences.

·         Qanun-e-Masudi by Alberuni – about Astronomy.

·         Taj-ul-Maathir by Hasan Nizami – about Slave dynasty.

·         Shah Namah by Firdausi – about Mohmud Ghazni’s reign.

·         Kitab-ul-Rehala by Ibn Batuta