Islamic
Islam in the subcontinent — the Sultanates, the Mughals, and the Sufi orders.
77 entries
People8
- Abul Kalam AzadAbul Kalam Azad was an Islamic scholar turned Indian nationalist leader who served as Congres…
- AkbarAkbar, born Jalal-ud-din Muhammad, was the third Mughal emperor, who ruled from 1556 to 1605,…
- AurangzebAurangzeb (reigned 1658–1707), known also by his regnal title Alamgir, was the sixth Mughal e…
- Dara ShikohDara Shikoh (1615–1659) was the eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and heir apparent to…
- Mahmud of GhazniMahmud of Ghazni (971–1030 CE) was the ruler of the Ghaznavid empire, centered in present-day…
- Muhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer and politician who led the All-India Muslim League to the de…
- Muhammad bin TughluqMuhammad bin Tughluq (r.
- Tipu SultanTipu Sultan was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799, known both for his prol…
Dynasties & States43
- Adil Shahi Sultanate of BijapurThe Adil Shahis ruled Bijapur and the western Deccan for nearly two centuries, and built the…
- All India Muslim LeagueThe All India Muslim League was a political organization founded in 1906 to safeguard Muslim…
- Asaf Jahi dynastyThe Asaf Jahi Nizams ruled Hyderabad from 1724 to 1948, the largest and richest princely stat…
- Bahmani SultanateThe Bahmani Sultanate ruled the Deccan from 1347 to 1527, the first independent Muslim kingdo…
- Bangash Nawabs of FarrukhabadThe Bangash Nawabs ruled Farrukhabad in the Doab from 1714, a Pashtun successor state that fo…
- Barid Shahi Sultanate of BidarThe Barid Shahis held Bidar, the old Bahmani capital, from 1489 to 1619, the smallest of the…
- Baro-Bhuyan confederacyThe Baro-Bhuyans were confederacies of independent landholders in Assam and Bengal who govern…
- Bengal SultanateThe Bengal Sultanate ruled the delta for over two centuries from 1352, an independent and pro…
- Chak dynasty of KashmirThe Chaks were the last independent dynasty of Kashmir, ruling from 1561 until Akbar annexed…
- ChitralChitral was a Hindu Kush principality under the Kator mehtars, containing the Kalash valleys…
- Delhi SultanateThe Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 CE) was a series of five Turkic and Afghan Muslim dynasties th…
- Gujarat SultanateThe Gujarat Sultanate ruled the western seaboard from 1407 to 1573, founded Ahmedabad, and de…
- Habbari dynastyThe Habbaris ruled Sindh from Mansura for some hundred and seventy years from 854 CE, the fir…
- HunzaHunza was a Karakoram principality whose people speak Burushaski, a language unrelated to any…
- Imad Shahi Sultanate of BerarThe Imad Shahis ruled Berar from 1490 to 1572, the first of the five Deccan sultanates to be…
- Jaunpur SultanateThe Sharqi sultans ruled the eastern Ganga plain from Jaunpur for eighty-five years, and made…
- Khalji dynastyThe Khalji dynasty was a Turko-Afghan ruling house that governed the Delhi Sultanate from 129…
- Khaplu, Shigar, Astor and ChilasKhaplu, Shigar, Astor and Chilas were the smaller Baltistan and upper Indus chiefships that r…
- Khokhar chiefsThe Khokhars were a Punjab people whose chiefs resisted the Delhi Sultanate for three centuri…
- Lodi dynastyThe Lodis were the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, the first of Afghan rather than Turki…
- Malwa SultanateThe Malwa Sultanate ruled central India from 1392 to 1562, and built at Mandu one of the most…
- Mamluk dynasty of DelhiThe Mamluk dynasty founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1206, ruled northern India for eighty-four…
- Maqpon dynasty of SkarduThe Maqpon dynasty ruled Baltistan from Skardu, a Tibetan-speaking Muslim country called Litt…
- Mughal EmpireThe Mughal Empire was a Persianate Muslim dynasty of Timurid and Chagatai descent that ruled…
- Multan SultanateThe Langah sultans ruled Multan and southern Punjab from 1445 to 1528, in the gap between the…
- Mysore under Hyder Ali and Tipu SultanHyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan ruled Mysore from 1761 to 1799, fought four wars against th…
- NagarNagar was the principality facing Hunza across the same river gorge, ruled by the Maglot dyna…
- Nawabs of AwadhThe Nawabs of Awadh ruled the central Ganga plain from Lucknow until the British annexed the…
- Nawabs of BengalThe Nawabs of Bengal ruled the richest province of the Mughal empire from Murshidabad, and th…
- Nawabs of BhopalThe Nawabs of Bhopal ruled central India from 1707 to 1949, and for over a century the state…
- Nawabs of the CarnaticThe Nawabs of the Carnatic ruled the Tamil country from Arcot, and the contest over their suc…
- Nizam Shahi Sultanate of AhmadnagarThe Nizam Shahis ruled Ahmadnagar from 1490 to 1636, the Deccan sultanate that fought the Mug…
- Qutb Shahi Sultanate of GolcondaThe Qutb Shahis ruled Golconda and the Telugu country from 1518 to 1687, founded Hyderabad, a…
- Rohilkhand and the RohillasRohilkhand was the state the Pashtun Rohillas built north of the Ganges in the eighteenth cen…
- Samma dynastyThe Sammas ruled Sindh from Thatta for nearly two centuries from 1351, a period regarded as t…
- Sayyid dynastyThe Sayyids ruled Delhi from 1414 to 1451, in the aftermath of Timur's invasion, when the Sul…
- Shah Mir dynasty of KashmirThe Shah Mirs ruled Kashmir from 1339 to 1561, the dynasty under which the valley became Musl…
- Soomra dynastyThe Soomras ruled Sindh for three centuries after the fall of the Habbaris, the first dynasty…
- Sur EmpireThe Sur Empire ruled northern India for sixteen years after Sher Shah Suri drove Humayun out…
- Trakhan dynasty of GilgitThe Trakhan dynasty ruled Gilgit from the fourteenth century until the Dogra conquest, in a v…
- Tughlaq dynastyThe Tughlaqs ruled Delhi from 1320 to 1414, took the Sultanate to its greatest extent under M…
- Vijayanagara EmpireVijayanagara was the last great empire of southern India, founded on the Tungabhadra in 1336,…
- Zamorins of CalicutThe Zamorins ruled Calicut from the twelfth century and made it the greatest port of the Mala…
Places & Regions3
Sites & Monuments3
- Krishna JanmabhoomiKrishna Janmabhoomi is a temple complex in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, venerated as Krishna's bir…
- Qutub MinarThe Qutub Minar is a 73-metre brick minaret begun in Delhi in 1192-93 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, f…
- Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum complex on the Yamuna river at Agra, built between…
Concepts3
- Religious persecution under the MughalsReligious persecution under the Mughals refers to episodes of temple destruction, discriminat…
- Syncretism in Indian religionsSyncretism in Indian religions refers to the historical blending of doctrines, deities, saint…
- Taj Mahal origin controversyThe Taj Mahal origin controversy refers to a set of disputed and, in several cases, discredit…
Events16
- Ahom-Mughal warsA series of intermittent 17th-century conflicts between the Ahom kingdom of Assam and the Mug…
- Arab rule in SindhArab rule in Sindh refers to the Umayyad and later Abbasid governance of the lower Indus vall…
- Aurangzeb and the MarathasThe Mughal-Maratha wars were a 27-year series of campaigns (1681–1707) fought by Emperor Aura…
- Bangladesh Liberation WarThe Bangladesh Liberation War was the 1971 conflict in which East Pakistan, led by the Awami…
- Battle of ArorThe Battle of Aror, fought around 712 CE near the Sindhi capital of Aror between the Umayyad…
- Battle of SamugarhThe Battle of Samugarh, fought on 29 May 1658 near Agra, was the decisive engagement of the M…
- Battles of PanipatThe three Battles of Panipat, fought in 1526, 1556, and 1761 on the same plain north of Delhi…
- Beginnings of Islamic rule in IndiaThis entry covers the establishment of Islamic political rule on the Indian subcontinent, fro…
- Destruction of NalandaThe sack of Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar, conventionally dated to 1193 CE and attributed to th…
- Ghadar movementThe Ghadar movement was a revolutionary organization of Indian emigrants on the Pacific coast…
- Islamic rule in KashmirIslamic rule in Kashmir denotes the political and religious transformation of the Kashmir Val…
- Mughal-Maratha warsThe Mughal-Maratha wars were a prolonged series of conflicts between the Mughal Empire and th…
- Partition of IndiaThe Partition of India in 1947 divided British India into the independent dominions of India…
- Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)The Siege of Chittorgarh of 1303 was Alauddin Khilji's successful campaign against the Guhila…
- Siege of Chittorgarh (1567-68)The siege of Chittorgarh (October 1567 to February 1568) was the Mughal emperor Akbar's rough…
- Timur's invasion of IndiaTimur's invasion of India was a campaign by the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, known as Tamerl…