My last boss was an ass.
The founding and brief history of Jaunpur.
“Firoz Shah devoted himself to the founding of cities, forts, mosques, colleges and gardens… He restored prosperity to regions that had fallen into ruins.”
Barani, Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, mid 14th century.
Almost no one knows of the Delhi Sultanate. The Delhi Sultanate consisted of five dynasties that ruled Delhi and parts of North India between 1098 CE and 1526 CE. The Tughlaqs were the fourth Sultanate Dynasty, and Firoz Shah Tughlaq founded Jaunpur in 1359 CE. Jaunpur is neither young nor old. Jaunpur is younger than Delhi, much younger than Benares, but older than Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras. Is Jaunpur approaching middle age, I wonder.
