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
