A History of the Qaraunah Turks in India by Ishwari Prasad ~ Muhammad bin Tughluq dynasty ~ Sultan of Delhi ~Ibn Battuta ~ 13th/14th century

Title: A History of the Qaraunah Turks in India (Based on Originl Sources), Vol. 1

Author: Ishwari Prasad, Reader in History in the University of Allahabad

Description: Green cloth over boards with black lettering on spine. Corners bumped. Detectable smoky odor. Previous owner's rubber stamp on front pastedown, else interior is generally clean. Dust jacket lightly worn at spine ends; some light soiling and toning; in an archival mylar sleeve. Corrigenda and index. One illustrated plate and three maps (two in color). ix + 379 pages.

A history of the Tughluq dynasty in the period of the reign of the first two Sultans, and in particular Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (1290-1351), originally published in 1936.

The notable English Orientalist and Oxford professor of Arabic said of it, ''This should be regarded as an exceptionally valuable contribution to the history of Muslim India. It is a 'Life and Times' of Muhammad Tughluq, collected from both contemporary and later narratives, some printed, others in manuscript, which the writer has collated, correcting or confirming their statements...

The central figure is pathetic rather than heroic. Dr. Prasad is unable to acquit him of the charge of parricide, though describing him as 'a man of unblemished character,' but does his best to clear him of other accusations, such as insanity, wanton massacres, Muhammadan unorthodoxy, and cruelty." [The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , April 1938]. The great traveler, Ibn Battuta, had a fortuitous though rocky relationship the Sultan Muhammad Tughluq, and wrote about his time at the Sultan's court.

Chapters:
I. The Warden of the Marches as Ruler [Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq].
II. Early Years of Muhammad's Reign.
III. The Sultan's Experiments and Mughal Invasion.
IV. Foreign Policy.
V. Disorders of the Realm.
VI. The Deccan.
VII. The Institutions.
VIII. Personality of Muhammad bin Tughluq.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Central Book Depot
Place: Allahabad
Year: 1974

Keywords: Muhammad bin Tughluq, Tughluq, Sultan of Delhi, Delhi, Deccan, Islam, India, history, Tughluq dynasty, Ibn Battuta,