Canberra, 18 May 2019 Harihara Raya II had five grown up sons, at least three of whom were powerful governors and also ambitious. On his death, the succession was violently disputed by these three princes. This was a scenario that Harihara II had wanted to avoid, but the succession struggle continued for nearly two years […]
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Indian History Part 73 The Sangama Dynasty Section III: Stabilisation: Vira Harihara Raya II
April 27, 2019 
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Canberra, 27 April 2019 Harihara, son of Bukka with his queen Gourambika, came to the throne on his father’s death while the kingdom was still at war. There are no records of any dispute regarding the succession with few inscriptions emphasising this point. It can be taken for granted that there were no internal dissentions […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 65 The Bahmani Kingdom Section II The Gulbarga Sultans
March 31, 2018 0 Comments
Canberra, 31 March 2018 On his death bed, Bahman Shah nominated Prince Muhammad as his heir and exhorted all other princes and nobles to be loyal to him. Muhammad came to the throne with no opposition and celebrated his coronation with great pomp and ceremony, assuming the title Muhammad Shah. The huge expenses for the […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 56 The Tughluq Dynasty Section X The Whimpering End
September 6, 2017 0 Comments
Canberra, 6 September 2017 Timur left North-Western India in shambles—bleeding and in utter confusion and chaos. The entire countryside was ravaged, plundered and burned to the ground making it easy for famine and pestilence to spread. Trade, commerce and other signs of normalcy had vanished along with all trappings of prosperity. The city of […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 56 The Tughluq Dynasty Section VIII The Later Tughluqs: A Decade of Decline
August 12, 2017 0 Comments
Canberra, 12 August 2017 The story of the Tughluqs after the death of Firuz Shah is one of rebellions, assassinations and deceit, within the realm of worthless sultans. It is a continuous saga of faithless ministers and nobles who manipulated their inept masters like master puppeteers. The process of political disintegration had already started […]
Continue readingIndian History Part 56 The Tughluq Dynasty Section VI Firuz Shah Tughluq: Military Endeavors
July 10, 2017 0 Comments
Canberra, 10 July 2017 Firuz Shah waged no wars of conquest as such, but he was not a pacifist. In many ways he was a gentle and cultured person and although the bulk of the army had been distributed to the nobles to maintain, he kept a large contingent of 80-90,000 cavalry in Delhi. […]
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