Political History & Institutions of the Early Turkish Empire of Delhi [1206-1290 A.D.].

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8vo., xvi, 395pp., b/w frontispiece, 3 maps, bibliography & index, original blue cloth spine titled in gilt. A VG+ clean copy in the original torn dustwrapper. The thesis gives a detailed account of the political history - careers, conquests and achievements of the Sultans of Delhi. The account of the Turkish Empire opens with a chapter describing the political conditions in 'Ajam. The third part discusses the origin and theory of kingship; the basis of the state; the position and functions of the Sultan or Emperor, the composition and gradation of the nobility; the constitution of the imperial councils and the list of principal office bearers and their functions; the organization and ceremonial of the imperial court and the organization of the four Diwans and the departments of the state. Beside the printed texts of Persian chronicles - both contemporary and later - use has been made of a number of manuscripts in Persian. The author has produced a work on the early Delhi Sultanate which is fuller and more detailed than any previous work in English. N° de ref. del artículo 3523

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