The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. c7.s1.2

c7.s1.2

There was no central government for the whole of the country that could think and act for the entire sub-continent. All the states enjoyed complete independence and sovereignty. There was no such question as the defence of the frontiers of India by the united might of the Indian people, as the north-western and north-eastern frontiers were the frontiers of petty independent kingdoms.