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Question
With reference to the social life during the Sultanate period, answer the following question:
Describe the condition of women during the Sultanate period.
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Solution
There was hardly any change in the position of women among the Hindus. The old rules such as early marriage for girls and the wife’s obligation of sender and devotion to the husband continued. A number of travelers refer to the existence of the evil practice of Sati. According to Ibn Batuta, permission from the Sultan had to be taken for the performance of Sati. The practice of purdah was widespread among the upper-class women
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