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History of India Page 1 of 3 HISTORY Subject : History (For under graduate student) Paper No. : Paper - II History of India Topic No. & Title : Topic - 15 Urban Economy and Technology during the Delhi Sultanate Lecture No. & Title : Lecture - 1 Urban Economy and Technology during the Delhi Sultanate Glossary Delhi Sultanate: The era from 1206 to 1526 when many Muslim dynasties ruled Delhi and Northern India, it was founded with the victory of Mohammad of Ghor over Prithviraj Chauhan and declined with the victory of Babur and the establishment of the Mughal Empire Mohammad Habib (1895 – 1971): Indian historian noted for his research on Medieval India. History of India Page 2 of 3 Irfan Habib: Indian Marxist historian who is renowned for the postulation of the Urban Revolution Theory of Medieval India. Vasco Da Gama (1460 – 1524): Portuguese traveler who first discovered the sea route to India around Cape of Good Hope in Africa and landed in India in 1498. Sericulture: Breeding silk worms on mulberry plantations to obtain silk. Alauddin Khalji: Second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India, he was a dynamic ruler and defended his empire from the Mongol raids. He died in 1316 AD. Tanka: Gold coin introduced by Alauddin Khalji History of India Page 3 of 3 Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 –1388): Muslim ruler of the Tuglaq Dynasty ruling the Delhi Sultanate from 1351 to 1388. Nayankara system: System of administration in the Vijayanagar Empire in which the prominent commanders received land grants and privileged status in return for a fixed amount of tribute to the king. Iqta system: System of administration in which strategically important land was allotted to a general who supported himself by collecting revenue from the local population.