Prof. ALI ATHAR Res: A-10, Gulistan Housing Complex Anupshahr Road, Aligarh - 202002 Centre of Advance Study Permanent Home Address : Department of History 24-A. Syed Amir Ali Avenue Aligarh Muslim University Suite No. 14 Aligarh-202002 (India) Kolkata-700017 (India) Ph. : 0571-2703146 Ph. : 033-2474987 Professional Training 1987 Ph.D. Aligarh Muslim University 1984 M.Phil. -do- 1981 M.A. -do- 1979 B.A. (Hons.) -do- 1976 Pre-University -do- Present Position Professor in History, Centre of Advance Study, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Awards and Distinctions : Junior Research Fellow Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Teaching Experience Since November 1989 Research Experience Since 1982 Research Topic M.Phil. Ph.D. Army Under Early Turkish Sultans Army Organisation Under the Sultans of Delhi during 13 th 14 th Century. 1
Details of Citations and References Ali Athar (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Military Technology of the Delhi Sultanate 13-14C P.I.H.C., Gorakhpur, 1989 Cited and referred in Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization, Peter Jackson The Delhi Sultanate A Politial and Military History, Cambridge 1999, p. 16, f.n. 43 and p. 215, f.n. 155. Siege Craft Technique of the Delhi Sultans during 13 th and 14 th Century P.I.H.C., Calcutta, 1990 cited and referred in Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization, Peter Jackson The Delhi Sultanate A Political and Military History, Cambridge 1999, p. 215, f.n. 155. Cited and referred in Oxford in Indian Readings Themes in Indian History, Jos. J.L. Gommans and Dirk H.A. Kolff. Ed. Warfare and Weaponry in South Asia 1000 1800, Oxford, 2001, p. 34, f.n. 89. Cited and referred in Warfare and History Jos Gommans Mughal Warfare, Indian Frontiers and High Roads to Empire 1500-1700, London and New York 2002, p. 228, f.n. 35. Strategic Functions of Forts During the Delhi Sultanate, P.I.H.C., Mysore, 1993, cited and referred in Oxford in Indian Readings Themes in Indian History, Jos. J.L. Gommans and Dirk H.A. Kolff, ed. Warfare and Weaponry in South Asia 1000 18000, Oxford, 2001, p. 38, f.n. 101. Military Hierarchy and Designations under Sultanate of Delhi (13 th 14 th C). Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy From Hydaspes to Kargil, A History of Warfare in India from 320 B.C. to AD 1999, New Delhi 2004, p. 233, f.n. 19. Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy Warfare and Politics in South Asia from Ancient to Modern Times, New Delhi 2011, p. 113, f.n. 36. (viii) The Ministry of war in the Delhi Sultanate. Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy From Hydaspes to Kargil, A History of Warfare in India from 320 B.C. to AD 1999, New Delhi 2004, p. 83, f.n. 58. (ix) (x) (xi) Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy Warfare and Politics in South Asia from Ancient to Modern Times, New Delhi 2011, p. 115, f.n. 56. The Role of Piyadah in the Sultanate of Delhi. Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy From Hydaspes to Kargil, A History of Warfare in India from 320 B.C. to AD 1999, New Delhi 2004, p. 82, f.n. 43. Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy Warfare and Politics in South Asia from Ancient to Modern Times, New Delhi 2011, p. 114, f.n. 44. 2
(xii) Military Exercises and Training in the Sultanate of Delhi during 13 th 14 th C. Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy From Hydaspes to Kargil, A History of Warfare in India from 320 B.C. to AD 1999, New Delhi 2004, p. 82, f.n. 54. (xiii) Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy Warfare and Politics in South Asia from Ancient to Modern Times, New Delhi 2011, p. 114, f.n. 44. (xiv) Military Technology and Warfare in the Sultanate of Delhi. Cited and referred in Kaushik Roy (ed) Warfare, State and Society in South Asia. 500BC 2005 CE. New Delhi-2010. Ref. No.87, P.64. Academic visits of Libraries Asiatic Society of Bengal, Kolkata, Khuda Baksh Oriental Library, Patna. Archeological Explorations Under-taken the Survey of the Medieval Forts of Daulatabad and Allahabad. Research Scholars Enrolled Registered in Ph.D. Programme Two, Awarded Two; M.Phil. Programme Two (Awarded). Academic Position Member - Sir Syed Academy Formerly Member - Formerly Member - Akshay Kumar Maitreya Museum Committee, University of North Bengal, Distt. Darjeeling. Advisory Committee, Cultural Tourism and Management, University of North Bengal, Distt. Darjeeling. Life Member - Indian History Congress & Paschim Banga Itihas Samsad. Formerly Member - Member of the Academic Council, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, December 2003 Dec. 2005. Administrative Positions : Φ University Administrations 1. Member-in-Charge, Aligarh Muslim University Press, 2005-2008. 2. Member of the Court University of North Bengal (April 1997 to July 1999). 3. Assistant Proctor, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (March June 2000). Φ Extra Curricular Activities of Students President Hall Games, Aftab Hall, AMU, Aligarh (1991-1992 & 2000) Φ Residential Life of the Students Warden, Mumtaz House, Aftab Hall, AMU, Aligarh (1991-1992 & 2000) 3
PUBLICATIONS : Books : 1. Military Technology and Warfare in the Sultanate of Delhi, New Delhi, 2006. Research Papers : 1. Akbar s Fort at Allahabad Medieval India, Vol. 3, Centre of Advanced Study, Department of History, Mahohar Publication, New Delhi, 2012. 2. Ethnic Character of the Army during the Delhi Sultanate (13 th 14 th centuries). Medieval India Vol. 2, Centre of Advance Study, Deptt. of History, AMU, 2008. 3. The Invisibility in Disuse. The case of the Cavalry in the Sultanate of Delhi 13 th 14 th century. Islam and the Modern Age, Vol. XXXVII No. 1, February 2006. 4. 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. 5. Military Hierarchy and Designations under Sultans of Delhi (13 th 14 th C), Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XLII, No. 1-2, 2000. 6. A Rare Manuscript of Tarikh-I-Gujarat, Medieval Indian History Unpublished Source Material, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, Patna, 1999. 7. The Ministry of War in the Delhi Sultanate Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVII, No. 3, 1995. 8. The Role of the Piyadah in the Sultanate of Delhi, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2, 1995. 9. Military Exercises and Training in the Sultanate of Delhi during 13 th 14 th C, Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1, 1995. 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 13 th 14 th Century, P.I.H.C. Calcutta, 1990. 15. Military Technology of the Delhi Sultanate 13 th 14 th C, P.I.H.C., Gorakhpur, 1989. 4
Research Papers Presented in Conferences / Seminars 1986 I.H.C. Srinagar, Military Exercises and Training in the Sultanate of Delhi 13 th 14 th Century. 1987 I.H.C., Goa, The Ariz in the Sultanate of Delhi A study of His Powers and Functions During the 13 th 14 th 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, 13 th 14 th Century. 1990 I.H.C., Calcutta, Siege Craft Techniques of the Delhi Sultans during 13 th 14 th 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 13 th 14 th 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 13 th 14 th Century. 2002 International Seminar on Society, Economy & Culture in Medieval India, AMU, Aligarh, Ethnic Character of the Army during the Delhi Sultanate - 13 th 14 th Century. 2010 National Seminar on Composite Culture: Reflections in Literature, Art and Architecture of Medieval India AMU, Aligarh, Syncretic Dimension in Army of the Delhi Sultans. 2011 59 th Session of the Indian Historical Record Commission, National Archives of India, New Delhi in collaboration with Centre of Advanced Study, Department of History, AMU, Aligarh, 3 rd -4 th November, 2011, Ghorid s Diplomacy in India as Gleaned from the Taj ul Maathir. 2013 National Seminar on Re-interpreting the History of the Delhi Sultanate, held on 5 th -6 th October, 2013, Sustaining Victory: The Case of the Ghorid Conquest of India. 5
2013 National Seminar on State, Society and Economy in Pre-Colonial and Colonial India, Alia University Kolkata and Vidhya Sagar University, Midnapur, 26 th 27th October, 2013, The Ghorid Hegemony: Basis for the Formation of the Delhi Sultanate. 2013 XXXVII Indian Social Congress 0400 Research Committees, Building Ecologically Sustainable Society, AMU, Aligarh, held on 27 th -31 st December, 2014, Ecology and Military Technology of the Ghorids. Coordinator of National Seminar: (1) State and Society in Medieval India, 3 rd -5 th, 2006, Aligarh (2) Re-interpreting History of the Delhi Sultanate, 5 th -6 th, October, 2013, Aligarh. (3) Joint Coordinator XXXVII Indian Social Science Congress, 27 th -31 st December, 2013, Aligarh. President of the Academic Session in National Seminar: (1) National Seminar on The Reign of Shahjahan, 30 th -31 st March, 2013, Aligarh. (2) National Seminar on State, Society and Economy in Pre-Colonial and Colonial India, Alia University Kolkata and Vidhya Sagar University, Midnapur, 26 th 27th October, 2013. 6