Ancient, medieval & culture

Concepts to cover

1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq: Devagiri transfer, token currency, Doab taxation, Khurasan plan; Ibn Battuta as qazi
2. Firuz Shah Tughlaq: canals, Diwan-i-Khairat, slaves department, jizya on brahmanas, hereditary iqtas
3. Timur's invasion (1398) under Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq: sack of Delhi and Multan crossing
4. Sayyids (Khizr Khan) and Lodis (Bahlul, Sikandar founds Agra 1504, Ibrahim falls at Panipat 1526)