Tag: government, society and culture under the delhi sultanate

Balban considered King as the shadow of God on the Earth, therefore, he called himself Naib-i-Khudai. He considered kingship next to prophethood and believes that his actions could not be judged by nobles or other people.

Ghiyasuddin Balban adopted the policy of stern man which is known as the policy of Blood and Iron. He believed that his power as the king was absolute. He claimed himself to be the representative of the Go. He believed in the divinity of Kingship. He introduced the Persian customs of Sijadah and Paibos.

Alauddin Khalji was very ambitious and to fulfil his ambition he was in need of a strong army. To manage the expenditure of army, he introduced the market controlling policy. He fixed the prices of goods. He set up a special department Shahna -i-Mandi. This department was responsible to look after royal granary,  This department supervised the market and kept an eye on weight and measures. Nobody was allowed to buy more than half a mound of corn at a time.

In 1303, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji captured the Chittor Fort from the Rana Ratan Singh's forces after an eight-month-long siege. After his victory, Alauddin ordered a massacre of Chittor's population.

Hammer Raso is the biography of Hammiradeva, who was the last Chauhan king of Ranthambore. The great poet and scholar Jodharaja wrote it. This book describes the character of Hammirdeva, and various conquests did by him during his reign.