1.14: Telangana and Dwarasamudra
Fri, 03 Jan 2025
After a year and a half, I return from the dead to continue the narrative. This episode, Malik Kafur...
1.13: Devagiri 2.0
Wed, 17 May 2023
A faction at the Yadava court of Devagiri thinks it wise to defy the Sultan in Delhi. Allauddin disp...
1.12: Lots of war, some peace
Sat, 03 Sep 2022
This episode details the military expeditions undertaken by Allauddin Khilji between 1300 CE. and 13...
1.11: Alexander II
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
This episode covers the first 5 years of the reign of Ala'uddin Khalji- from his occupation of Delhi...
1.10: Tears, Folly and Blood
Mon, 13 Dec 2021
We return to the narrative this episode and to the house of Balban as his son simply refuses to beco...
1.9: The Deccan Traps
Mon, 01 Nov 2021
We move eastwards from Delhi over to the Yamuna Ganga Doab, before we turn south onto the Deccan Pla...
1.8 The North from 1200 to 1300
Thu, 05 Aug 2021
As the end of the century draws close and a change in dynasty is on the cards, we take a tour throug...
1.7 The King who never smiled
Sun, 27 Jun 2021
This episode, we look at the successors of Iltutmish and the 45 year rule of Ghiyasuddin Balban, a p...
1.6 Her fair hand
Sat, 12 Jun 2021
Iltutmish spent the last years of his life trying to reassert Delhi's control over North India and w...
1.5 Three Kings and a mistake
Thu, 27 May 2021
In this episode, we'll cover the rise of Iltutmish and the first part of his reign from 1210 C.E. to...
1.4 Rematch
Thu, 20 May 2021
A year after his defeat at Tarain, Moizuddin returns the next year with a new army and on the very s...
1.3 Forward March!
Wed, 12 May 2021
In this episode, we follow the happenings in Central Asia, from the last days of Mahmud in 1030CE to...
1.2 Three tales of a raid
Fri, 07 May 2021
In this episode, we'll take a look at the narratives surrounding the raid of Somnath and how they ha...
1.1: The Turks turn East
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
In this episode, we look at the events that led up to Mahmud's raids into India, touching briefly on...
Introduction
Tue, 27 Apr 2021
Hello. And welcome to the podcast. In little under 2 minutes, I'd like to take you over what this po...