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Synopsis The aim of this volume is to relate panaromic view of history of Muslim Rule in Medieval India. Period commences when the long reign of Hindu States had been broken at the end of twelfth century by the foreign rule of Muslim Turks. Rulers to be named are Slave Dynasty, Iltutmish, Balban, Alaud-Din Khilji, Muhammad Bin Tughluq, Firoz Tughluq, Sayyid Dynasty. Delhi Sultanate controlled for two centuries the north of country and at times Central India. The rule was essentially military, but they were open to cultural influences, Hindus were largely employed in services. They settled in the country, Delhi as their capital city. Socio-economic condition, administration, their love for art, architecture, music and poetry is also discussed. The volume has been weaved into twenty-one comprehensive chapters on Muslim Rule in Medieval India.