Slaves And Sultans: The Sultanate of Delhi
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
1.14: Telangana and Dwarasamudra
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a year and a half, I return from the dead to continue the narrative. This episode, Malik Kafur invades Telangana and Dwarasamudra (1309 to 1311 ...
1.13: Devagiri 2.0
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A faction at the Yadava court of Devagiri thinks it wise to defy the Sultan in Delhi. Allauddin dispatches an army under the eunuch slave Naib Malik K...
1.12: Lots of war, some peace
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode details the military expeditions undertaken by Allauddin Khilji between 1300 CE. and 1310 CE. This includes the sieges of Ranathambhore a...
1.11: Alexander II
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the first 5 years of the reign of Ala'uddin Khalji- from his occupation of Delhi after his uncle's assassination in 1296 C.E. to t...
1.10: Tears, Folly and Blood
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the narrative this episode and to the house of Balban as his son simply refuses to become Sultan, leaving that responsibility to his own ...
1.9: The Deccan Traps
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We move eastwards from Delhi over to the Yamuna Ganga Doab, before we turn south onto the Deccan Plateau, taking a bird's eye view of the kingdoms tha...
1.8 The North from 1200 to 1300
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the end of the century draws close and a change in dynasty is on the cards, we take a tour through the North and North West of the Sultanate and it...
1.7 The King who never smiled
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we look at the successors of Iltutmish and the 45 year rule of Ghiyasuddin Balban, a pivotal moment in the history of the Sultanate.
1.6 Her fair hand
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Iltutmish spent the last years of his life trying to reassert Delhi's control over North India and worrying about his succession. In 1236 C.E., he die...
1.5 Three Kings and a mistake
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we'll cover the rise of Iltutmish and the first part of his reign from 1210 C.E. to 1223 C.E, touching on the conflicts with Qabacha ...
1.4 Rematch
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A year after his defeat at Tarain, Moizuddin returns the next year with a new army and on the very same battlefield, emerges victorius. This episode c...
1.3 Forward March!
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we follow the happenings in Central Asia, from the last days of Mahmud in 1030CE to 1163CE and the establishment of the Ghurid, Khwar...
1.2 Three tales of a raid
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we'll take a look at the narratives surrounding the raid of Somnath and how they have impacted our understanding of the event.
1.1: The Turks turn East
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at the events that led up to Mahmud's raids into India, touching briefly on the history of the Ghaznavid dynasty.
Introduction
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello. And welcome to the podcast. In little under 2 minutes, I'd like to take you over what this podcast is going to be about.