Read this article to learn about the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate and the rise of provincial Kingdoms. Decline and Fall of The Delhi Sultanate: The fall of the Delhi Sultanate was the logical conclusion of the decline that had set in during the last days of Muhammad bin Tughluq. The indiscretion of Muhammad bin Tughluq brought into play a [...]
Broadly speaking disintegration of the Tughlaq dynasty took place on account of the following causes: I. Policies of Muhammad Tughlaq. II. Policies of Firoz Tughlaq. III. Miscellaneous causes. IV. Timur's invasion. image source: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Muhammad_Tughlak_orders_his_brass_coins_to_pass_for_silver,_A.D._1330.jpg I. Policies of Muhammad Tughlaq: These can be categorised as under: 1. Five failed plans of Muhammad Tughlaq namely: (a) Change of capital (b) [...]
Later Mughals (1707-1857 A.D.): The Mughal Empire was vast and extensive in the beginning of the eighteenth century. But by the close of the century it had shrunk to a few kilometres around Delhi. After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, a war of succession began amongst his three surviving sons, Muazzam - the governor of Kabul, Azam-the governor of [...]
