Dr. Ali Athar

Books :
1. Military Technology and Warfare in the Sultanate of Delhi, New Delhi, 2006.
2. Army Under the Sultans of Delhi, Administration Organisation and Practicality, (1206-1298), accepted for publication by the Centre of Advanced Study, Dept. of History, AMU.

Research Papers :

1. “Ethnic Character of the Army during the Delhi Sultanate (13th – 14th centuries). Medieval India Vol. 2, Centre of Advance Study, Deptt. of History, AMU, 2008.

2. “The Invisibility in Disuse. The case of the Cavalry in the Sultanate of Delhi – 13th – 14th century. Islam and the Modern Age, Vol. XXXVII No. 1, February 2006.

3. “Military Hierarchy in the Sultanate of Delhi” Islam and the Modern Age, Dr. Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, May 2002.

4. “Military Hierarchy and Designations under Sultans of Delhi (13th – 14th C)”, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XLII, No. 1-2, 2000.

5. “A Rare Manuscript of Tarikh-I-Gujarat”, Medieval Indian History Unpublished Source Material, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, Patna, 1999.

6. The Ministry of War in the Delhi Sultanate” Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVII, No. 3, 1995.

7. “The Role of the Piyadah in the Sultanate of Delhi”, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, 1995.

8. “Military Exercises and Training in the Sultanate of Delhi during 13th – 14th C, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1, 1995.

9. “The Paiks in the Army of the Delhi Sultans during 13th – 14th C,” P.I.H.C., Aligarh, 1994.

10. “Ethnic Compositions in the Army of the Delhi Sultanate”, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVI, No. 2, 1994.

11. “Strategic Functions of forts during the Delhi Sultante”, P.I.H.C., Mysore, 1993.

12. “An Analytical Study of Tarikh-i-Gujarat”, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXIV, No. 3-4, 1992.

13. “A Study of Daulatabad Fort”, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXV, No. 3-4, 1992.

14. “Siege Craft Techniques of the Delhi Sultans during 13th – 14th Century”, P.I.H.C. Calcutta, 1990.

15. “Military Technology of the Delhi Sultanate 13th – 14th C”, P.I.H.C., Gorakhpur, 1989.

16. “The Ariz in the Sultanate of Delhi, A Study of His Powers and Functions During the 13th – 14th Century”, Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 1987 (Summary).

Research Papers Presented in Conferences / Seminars
1986 I.H.C. Srinagar, “Military Exercises and Training in the Sultanate of Delhi 13th – 14th Century”.

1987 I.H.C., Goa, “The Ariz in the Sultanate of Delhi – A study of His Powers and Functions During the 13th – 14th Century”.

1988 South Asian Regional Seminar on Manuscripts, Patna, “A Rare Manuscript of Tarikh-I-Gujarat”.

1989 I.H.C., Gorakhpur, “Military Technology of the Delhi Sultanate, 13th – 14th Century”.

1990 I.H.C., Calcutta, “Siege Craft Techniques of the Delhi Sultans during 13th – 14th Century”.

1992 I.H.C., New Delhi, “The Survey of the Fort of Daulatabad”.
1993 Seminar on “Akbar and His Age”, October 1993, Aligarh, “Akbar’s Fort of Allahabad”.

1993 I.H.C., Warangal, “Ethinic Composition in the Army of the Delhi Sultans”.

1993 I.H.C., Mysore, “Strategic Functions of Forts during the Delhi Sultanate”.

1994 I.H.C., Aligarh, “The Paiks in the Army of the Delhi Sultans during 13th – 14th Century”.

1998 I.H.C., Chennai, “The Cavalry in the Army of the Delhi Sultans”.
1998 Pachim Banga Itihas Samsad, Calcutta, Military Officers of the Delhi Sultanate”.

1999 Pachim Banga Itihas Samsad, Midnapur, “Functions of Forts in the Delhi Sultanate”.

2001 I.H.C., Kolkata, “The Invincibility in Disuse. The Case of the Cavalry in the Army of the Delhi Sultans 13th – 14th Century”.

2002 International Seminar on Society, Economy & Culture in Medieval India, AMU, Aligarh, “Ethnic Character of the Army during the Delhi Sultanate - 13th – 14th Century”.