Description
The “Tughlak Empire (70x100)” typically refers to a large educational wall map or chart displaying the territorial expanse and historical features of the Tughlaq dynasty, which ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1320 to 1413 CE at its zenith.
Physical Specifications
Size: 70 × 100 cm, suitable for classroom or library display as a teaching aid.
Material: Usually laminated for durability, with vibrant multicolour printing and plastic rollers for easy mounting.
Content and Educational Features
The chart illustrates the territorial reach of the Tughlaq dynasty, highlighting the Sultanate’s largest expansion under Muhammad bin Tughlaq, which at its peak covered most of North India, the Deccan, and parts of Bengal, Gujarat, and the southern peninsula through direct rule and tributaries.
Major cities marked include Delhi (capital), Tughlakabad, Daulatabad (second capital), Multan, Bengal, Malwa, and Gujarat.
Key provinces and regional boundaries, along with routes of notable campaigns and migrations (such as the mass transfer from Delhi to Daulatabad), are indicated for context.
Icons for important architectural sites like Tughlakabad Fort, Daulatabad Fort, and mosques from the era (e.g., Wazirabad mosque) may be included.
Historical notes often accompany the chart on social and administrative reforms, expansion campaigns, shifting capitals, and crises such as rebellions and famines.
Historical Context
The dynasty began with Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, expanded rapidly under Muhammad bin Tughlaq, and declined during Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s later reign.
The map serves to illustrate the turbulent politics, vast but difficult-to-govern territory, forced population transfers, and administrative polarity of the period.
The Tughlaq period is known for its ambitious but controversial policies, including new coinage systems, infrastructure projects, and Indo-Islamic architecture.
Such educational wall charts are valuable for history classrooms, contextualizing the dynamic expansion and administrative reach of the Tughlaq dynasty within India’s medieval era.