History of the Punjab - Volume III

Author: Fauja SinghEditor(s): Fauja SinghPublisher: Punjabi UniversityYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 317ISBN/UPC (if available): 8173807809 DescriptionThis volume relates to the 500 year-long period of the Sultanate of Delhi. It occupies a most important phase in the long and chequered history of the Punjab, because it was during this period that a new civilization entered the country and made a profound impact upon the mode of living and thinking of our people.The Punjab during the Sultanate period (AD 1000-1526) was like a house with doors and windows partially or fully open and lashed by strong and gusty winds, in consequence of which the various articles within were either mutilated or scattered helter-skelter. Even one violent storm would be sufficient to play havoc with a house in such a condition. In this particular case, however, it was subjected not to one but to a plethora of violent and fierce storms.This series of violent storms started from the very beginning of the