The Life and Works of Sultan Alauddin KhaljiThe Pre-Moghul Muslim Presence In The Sub-Continent Is Very Important From Many Angles. In This Phase The Basic Structure Of An Efficient Administ¬Ration Evolved And From This Point Of View Alaudin Khilji Holds A Cardinal Importance. His Administration Result¬Ed In The Prosperity Of His Subjects And Kept His Treasury Filled. Literature And Learning, Art And Architecture And Public Morality Reached A New Peak.It Is A Deplorable Irony Of Time That We Do Not Possess An Accurate And Detailed Historical Record Of The Achievements Of Such A Great Ruler. Sultan Ala-Ud-Din Has Not Been Dealt Fairly By The Historians For One Reason Or The Other. It Was Necessary To Present This Great Sultan In His True Colours. Dr. Ghulam Sarwar Khan Niazi, The Author Of This Book Has Carefully Examined The Accounts Of All Known Contemporary And Early Writers And Has Drawn A Picture Of The Sultan, Based On True And Accepted Facts Provided By Contemporary Historians, Which Is, To Say The Least, Different. The Freshness Of The Point Of View Emerges From A Genuine Erudition And Scholarly Perception Of The Subject. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Khaljis in the Light of History | 9 |
Way to Throne | 23 |
Administrative Reforms | 45 |
Attitude towards Religion | 71 |
A Social Reformer | 91 |
AlaudDin and the Hindus | 105 |
Literature and Arts | 121 |
The Massacre of New Muslim Mughals | 143 |
Character and Achievements | 151 |
Appendix | 171 |
References | 173 |
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