Author: SABA SAMREEN ANSARI, Ph.D. Research Scholar, CAS.
Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, INDIA.
Abstract
Afghan history in India constitutes a connecting link between the earlier ruler of the Turks, Saiyyad and the subsequent period of the Mughal authority. The Afghan occupies an especially significant position in the history of Muslim rule in India. The foundation of Delhi sultanate by the Muslim conquerors of Northern India attracted Afghan immigrants in a fairly large number because the sultan wanted them to help and stabilize their political supremacy over the territories conquered by them. This provided the Afghan immigrants from Muslim countries with fresh job opportunities. Afghans were poverty stricken and they had no traditions of urban culture. So they gradually rise to certain important ranks and position in the army and administration of Delhi sultanate and paved a new way for their cultural advancement in Indo-Muslim society.
Keywords: – Afghan, Nobles, Sultanate, Shiq, Iqta, Amir-i- Sadah.
