Question

Find out more about the cities of the Delhi Sultanate. Mark them on a map of India.

Answer 1

Important Sultanate cities:

1. Delhi: The principal capital and political centre of the Delhi Sultanate (the Sultanate ruled from Delhi for about 300 years).
2. Agra: A major city in the north; used as a seat/important centre by several rulers and frequently contested.
3. Lahore: An important provincial capital and military/administrative centre (now in Pakistan).
4. Multan: An important frontier city and trade node in the west.
5. Ajmer: An important regional centre and strategic town in Rajasthan.
6. Bayana: A fortified town of strategic importance in the Sultanate period.
7. Mandu (Māndū): An important Malwa (Central India) fortress-town and later regional capital; frequently used as a base for campaigns and administration directed toward the Deccan.
8. Devagiri/Daulatabad: The Deccan fortress-city to which Muhammad bin Tughlaq briefly transferred the capital (famous episode in Sultanate history).
9. Gaur/Lakhnauti: A major Bengal centre (important when the Sultanate extended into Bengal).
10. Sonargaon: An important eastern (Bengal) urban centre linked by trade routes mentioned in the notes.