Foundation of the Turkish kingdom of Ghazní: first col-

lision between Turk and Hindú

War between Sabaktigín and Jaipál

Treachery of Jaipál: triumph of Sabaktigín

tory

Four epochs

Death of Sabaktigín, 997: a landmark in Asiatic his-

24

Characteristics of the history of Mussulman India

ib.

Sunní or orthodox period

25

death of Jaipál

Mahmud of Ghazní, 997-1030 .

Advance of the Mussulmans to Peshawar: defeat and

Anandpál tributary to Mahmúd: the Rajpoot league

ib.

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32

Political ideas of Mahmúd

Hindús conciliate their conquerors

Blank in Mussulman history after Mahmúd, 1030-

1180

38

39

ib.

40

ib.

Muhammad Ghori, 1180-1206: wars against the Raj-

poots

Rise of Kutb-ud-din

1206*

Muhammad Ghori assassinated by Gakkars, 1206
Kutb-ud-din founds the Delhi dynasty of Slave-kings,

1206-1210

Delhi empire includes the Punjab and Hindustan

Conquest of Bihár and Bengal by Muhammad Bakh-
tiyár

Two kingdoms in Mussulman India: Delhi and Gour

Mussulman expedition from Gour to Thibet

Meagre annals of the Slave-kings, 1210-1290

Insignificance of the details

Moghul uprising under Chenghiz Khan, 1154-1226

Dynasty of Khilji Sultans, 1290-1320

Jelál-ud-dín, 1290-1295

Alá-ud-dín, nephew of Jelál-ud-dín: plunders the temples

at Bhilsa

Plans an invasion of the Dekhan

PAGH

42

ib.

43

44

ib.

45

46

47

ib.

49

50

51

ib.

52

Alá-ud-dín's aspirations: conquers the Telinga, Tamil, and

Karnata countries

62

Contemporary state of Peninsular India.

ib.

Rebellions in the Dekhan and Peninsula: death of Alá-

Strange characteristics of the revolt

Rise of the Tughlak dynasty: capital at Tughlakabad

ib.

67

ib.

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69

Capital transferred from Delhi to Deoghur

Substitution of copper for gold money

Attempted conquest of China, Persia, and Tartary

Dismemberment of the Delhi empire: death of Muhammad

Tughlak, 1350

ib.

Peaceful reign of Fírúz Shah, 1350—1388

74

Brahmans forced to pay the Jezya

ib.

Martyrdom of a Brahman

75

Invasion of Timúr, 1398-99: invasion of Hindustan by

Báber, 1526

76

Character of Mussulman rule

ib.

Temptations to rebellion

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78

Hindú proclivities of Mussulman rulers

CHAPTER III.

SHÍAH REVOLT IN THE DEKHAN. A.D. 1347 TO 1565.

Hindú influences at work in the Dekhan: effect on the

Hasan Gangu, the Shíah, 1347-1358: turns against the

Hindús

ib.

Political status of the Bahmani kingdom: Mussulman do-

minion surrounded by Hindús

Intrigues of Telinga and Vijayanagar

Rise of Krishna Rai of Vijayanagar: a type of Hindú

sovereignty

ib.

90

ib.

91

Ghiás-ud-dín: blinded and dethroned, 1397

Fírúz Shah: lover of pleasure, literature, and science,

1397-1422

97

ib.

Evening assemblies

War against Vijayanagar

Assassination of the eldest son of Deva Rai

Mussulman intrigues with the Gond Raja

ib.

98

ib.

ib.

Wars against brother Mussulmans

Timúr invades India, 1398-99: propitiated by Fírúz

Shah

Sultans of Guzerat and Malwa intrigue with Deva Rai

Marriage of Fírúz Shah with the daughter of Deva Rai

Devastation of the Dekhan by the Hindús

Ahmad Shah the butcher, 1422—1435

Removal of the capital from Kulbarga to Bídur

Alá-ud-din the trimmer, 1435-1457

99

ib.

100

101

ib.

102

ib.

103

Humáyún the cruel: horrible punishment of rebels, 1457
1461

Mahmud, the last of the Bahmani Sultans, 1463-1516

Peace between the Dekhan and Peninsula

ib.

105

ib.

106

107

History of Bíjápur, typical of the history of all the Dek-

han kingdoms

Yusuf Adil Shah, the Shíah: his toleration, 1489-
1510

109

Ismail Adil Shah, the Shíah: 1510-1534

ib.

Intrigues of a Sunní minister

ib.

Resistance of the Mahratta queen dowager: assassination

of the minister

110

Son of the minister aims at the throne

Desperate battle between the Shíahs in the palace and the

Sunnís outside

Triumph of the Shíahs

Mallu, the monster, 1534

Ibrahim, the Sunní: persecution of the Shíahs, 1534-

PAGB

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Mussulman league against Ram Rai

League between the Shíah Sultan and Hindú Raja

Preparations of Ram Rai

Four Sultans of the Dekhan cross the Krishna

Battle of Talikota, 1565: defeat and death of Ram Rai
Fall of the empire of Vijayanagar

CHAPTER IV.

THE MOGHUL EMPIRE: BÁBER, humáyun, akber.

A.D. 1526 TO 1605.

Moghul empire in India, a type of old Hindú empires

Moghuls dubious Mussulmans

Three epochs in Moghul history-Tartar, Turk, and

Moghul

Character of the Tartars

Moghuls, a royal tribe of Tartars; Chenghiz Khan

Gravitations towards Islam, Christianity, and Buddh-
ism

Toleration amongst the Moghuls and Vedic Aryans

Turkish Moghuls: Timúr and Báber

Timúr's invasion of India: Timúr no Mussulman

Birth of Báber, 1482

Afghan rule in India

120

ib.

121

ib.

122

ib.

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