A History of Agriculture in India v2.c58.s1.8

v2.c58.s1.8

The Travels of Ibn Battuta illumine a dark century of Indian history. It informs us of the history of the early Moslem rulers of India from Sultan Kutb-ud-din Aibak onwards to Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlak. As he dictated his travels on return to his native Morocco, he could write fearlessly. It tells us about the Sultan’s character, his idiosyncracies, palace ceremonial, public audiences, festival ceremonies, as well as of tortures and executions ordered by him. We also learn about the conditions of the city of Delhi, its mosques, hospices and tanks. In the following account Ibn Battuta describes the Palace of the Sultan, his public audience and court ceremonial.