Some Aspects of Medieval Indian History

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Some Aspects of Medieval Indian History is a collection of essays and research papers of Dr. U. N. Day. These essays reexamine and re-interpret some of the topics of medieval Indian history. These essays bring out the views of the author, based as they are, on the study of original source material. In themselves the essays are quite interesting and thought provoking. The essays present a fresh approach to the topics included in this collection.

The collection contains ten essays:

1. The Sultanate and the Caliphate.

2. North-west Frontier of the Sultanate (1206-1320) 3. Deccan Policy of Alauddin Khalji.

4. Market Regulations of Alauddin Khalji.

5. Reforms of Alauddin Khalji.

6. Significance of the Accession of Firuz Shah Tughlaq.

7. The State of Medieval Malwa.

8. Some Chronicles and Chroniclers of Medieval India.

9. Abul Fazl's Conception of Monarchy.

10. Religious Policy of Aurangzeb.

Dr. Upendra Nath Day-Born at Varanasi in 1913, he completed his school education in 1930 from London Mission Memorial) High School. He took his M. A. degree in History from Banaras Hindu University in 1939 securing First Position in First Division. After working at various places in various capacities he finally joined Delhi University in 1960. He retired from Delhi University in 1976 as Reader in the Department of History.

Besides Some Aspects of Medieval Indian History, his works include: Administrative Syustem of Delhi Sultanat; Medieval Malwa; The Mughal Government; The Government of the Sultanate; Mewar under Maharana Kumbha:

He has contributed widely to periodicals and has contributed sections in The Gazetteer of India, vol. ii and Comprehensive History of India, vol. v. In 1968 he was President of Medieval Section of the Indian History Congress.

Some Aspects of Medieval Indian History is a selection from my essays and articles based on my lectures to the postgraduate classes. Presistent demand to possess them in permanent form led me to collect them together in a book form. A few of these essays have already appeared in one or the other Research Journal, though in their present form they have been slightly altered and revised. Others are written exclusively for this study. These essays try to re-examine and re-interpret some of the controversial topics of Medieval Indian History. In these essays I have expressed my views without any reservations with a view to share them with the student of history. A glance through the pages will indicate that my views differ, often radically. from the commonly accepted ones, and I am sorry if I have inadvertently hurt the feelings of any one. But then in interpreting history one should be free from prejudices and ideologies, and I shall welcome and sincerely appreciate any helpful criticism.

I also take this opportunity to thankfully acknowledge the help I have received from Shri Om Prakash Sharma and Shri R.S. Mathur in preparing the press copy and the index.