Please visit our Homepage and Subscribe us. I. Interpreting the Delhi Sultanate: Survey of sources: Persian tarikh tradition; vernacular histories; epigraphy II. Sultanate Political Structures: a. Foundation, expansion and consolidation of the Sultanate of Delhi; the Khaljis and the Tughluqs; Mongol threat and Timur's invasion; Rise and fall of Syed dynasty; The Lodis; Conquest of Bahlul and Sikandar; Ibrahim Lodi and the battle of Panipat; b. Theories of Kingship; Ruling elites; Sufis, Ulama and the political authority; imperial monuments and coinage c. Emergence of provincial dynasties: Bahamanis, Vijayanagar, Gujarat, Malwa, Jaunpur and Bengal d. Consolidation of regional identities: regional art, architecture and literature III. Society and Economy: a. Iqta and the revenue-free grants b. Agriculture production; technology c. Changes in rural society; revenue systems d. Monetization; market regulations; growth of ur...