What your textbooks never taught you. A comprehensive, source-backed chronicle of the conquests, discriminatory policies, and civilizational damage inflicted during the reign of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (1320â1325 CE) â the man who founded the dynasty that would devastate India for nearly a century.
Documented by medieval chroniclers, archaeological evidence, and primary sources â the scale of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's campaign to establish the Tughlaq dynasty's dominance over India.
Navigate through each chapter to uncover the layers of truth that have been systematically hidden, whitewashed, or overlooked in mainstream education.
How Indian textbooks have portrayed Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq as a "just and moderate" ruler while systematically omitting his discriminatory taxation policies, the title "Ghazi" he bore, and the devastation his campaigns inflicted.
Uncover the truth âAn interactive, chronological walk through every major documented event during Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's reign â from his overthrow of Khusrau Khan in 1320 to his suspicious death in 1325 CE.
Walk through time âDetailed accounts of military campaigns ordered by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq â the destruction of the Kakatiya kingdom at Warangal, the subjugation of Bengal, and the violent expansion of Sultanate control across India.
See the campaigns âThe documented discriminatory taxation policies â Barani records Ghiyasuddin raising taxes on Hindus to prevent them from becoming "blinded by wealth." The Jizya, the "Ghazi" title, and institutional oppression of Hindu subjects.
Read the accounts âThe desecration of the Svayambhu Shiva Temple, the Thousand Pillar Temple, the Ghanpur temple complex â how the Warangal campaigns under Ghiyasuddin's orders obliterated the cultural heritage of the Kakatiya civilization.
Understand the loss âNumbers, statistics, and data visualizations that put the scale of destruction into perspective â kingdoms conquered, wealth plundered, temples desecrated, and the 93-year dynasty of devastation he founded.
See the numbers âHow the dynasty Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded echoes today â in ongoing legal battles for temple sites, in the ruins of Warangal Fort, and in the systematic whitewashing of Sultanate-era atrocities in Indian textbooks.
Connect past to present âEvery claim on this site is backed by primary sources â Tughlaq Nama by Amir Khusrau, Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi by Barani, Rihla by Ibn Batuta, and modern scholarship. Explore the complete bibliography.
Verify the sources âWhy this website exists, our methodology for historical research, our commitment to accuracy, and how you can contribute to this educational initiative.
Learn more âGhiyasuddin Tughlaq's founding of the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320 was not a benign political transition â it was the establishment of a 93-year reign of terror that would see his son Muhammad bin Tughlaq devastate the Indian economy and population, and his successor Firoz Shah Tughlaq systematically destroy Hindu temples, impose Jizya on Brahmins for the first time, and persecute Hindus with unprecedented zeal. Without Ghiyasuddin's dynasty, these atrocities would not have occurred. Understanding the root of the Tughlaq dynasty is essential for understanding the devastation it unleashed upon India. The ruins of the Warangal Fort and the desecrated temples of the Kakatiya kingdom stand as silent testimony to this day.
One version lives in textbooks. The other is documented in primary historical sources written by medieval chroniclers â many of them sympathetic to the Sultan himself.
This website exists because every Indian has the right to know their true history. Every claim is backed by primary historical sources. Every fact is verifiable. Begin your journey through the chapters that textbooks left out.