Economy
Land revenue was the major source of income when it comes to administration. The peasants had to pay one-third of their produce as land revenue and sometimes even half of the produce. Agriculture was the main occupation for the bulk of people and peasants produced a large variety of food crops, cash crops, fruits, vegetables, and spices. Crop rotation, double cropping, etc, as well as artificial water lifting devices, were used for the purpose. The Persian wheel was the most advanced water-lifting device of the period.
The process of urbanization also gained momentum at the time. The construction of roads and their maintenance facilitated smooth transport and communication and royal roads were well maintained. Sarais or rest houses on highways were maintained. Also, the cotton textile and silk industry flourished. Paper-making technology was evolved and introduced during the Delhi sultanate. Craft production was organized in villages as well as qazbas. Karkhanas were the royal establishments. Commercial links with contemporary central Asia, China, Southeast Asia, and Europe, etc were present.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a powerful Islamic Empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than 320 years, i.e. from 1206 to 1526. Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially:
- Mamluk Dynasty (1206-1290)
- Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tuglaq Dynasty (1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
It covered a wide swathe of territories in modern India, from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as parts of Southern Nepal.
Table of Content
- History and Overview
- Delhi Sultanate
- Sources of Delhi Sultanate
- Expansion of Delhi Sultanate
- Slave or Mamluk Dynasty
- Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tughluq Dynasty(1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty(1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty(1451-1526)
- Economy
- Literature ad Language
- Architecture