Al Biruni was made court astrologer in Ghazni and he accompanied with Mahmud on his invasions on India. He lived for several years here and is considered to be first Indologist.
Altamgha Jagirs under the Jagirdari system of the Mughals were the lands which were given to Muslim nobles in their family towns or place of birth. In the Jagirdari system involved assignment of revenue of a particular territory to the nobles for their services to the state.
Some of the causes of Ibrahim Lodhi’s defeat in First Battle of Panipat were: 1. Babur used Artillery in the battle and Indian soldiers were not familiar with the use of artillery.2. The army of Babur was better disciplined and fully trained and well equipped.3. The country was divided into petty states and small principalities.
Shaikh Hasan was another prominent Sufi saint of the Suhrawardi order, who lived during the 16th and 17th centuries in Lahore in present-day Pakistan. Before joining the Suhrawardi order he lived in the ‘company of yogi Gorakhnath.
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