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What to Study: How far south did Sultanate authority reach at its height? Understand which later governments drew on this administrative system.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2002
What to Study: What did the Sultans' claim to represent the Caliph mean in practice? Remember where they showed it (the khutba and the coins). Which title did Balban take, and was the Caliph's name dropped? Which three Sultans obtained a manshur (letter of permission)?
What to Study: Remember the Sultan's military, legal and political powers. Was there a clear law of succession? Understand Iltutmish's choice of his daughter, the part played by nobles and ulemas, and why military strength mattered most.