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Malik Kafur

Type Figure Region Delhi Time 1301–1316 Also known as Malik Kafur、Malik Naib、Manik、Hazar Dinari、千第纳尔

Malik Kafur (d. 1316), a slave from Gujarat who converted to Islam and became Alauddin Khalji's most trusted general, leading the Delhi Sultanate's s…

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  1. 1301–1306Delhi · DelhiAround 1301 Kafur distinguished himself under Alauddin, taking part in campaigns against Rajput states in northern India and receiving rewards including the title 'Malik', rising from slave-born officer to trusted military mainstay.
  2. 1307–1308Devagiri · KarnatakaIn 1307–1308 Kafur led an expedition deep into southern India, defeating the Hoysala ruler, capturing Devagiri and extracting huge tribute, proving the Sultanate could strike across the Deccan and paving the way for the 1310 assault on Warangal.
  3. 1310Warangal · TelanganaIn 1310 Kafur besieged the Kakatiya capital Warangal, forcing its ruler Prataparudra to surrender and hand over vast quantities of gold, gems and war elephants; the expedition then demonstrated as far south as Madurai before returning, earning Kafur the epithet 'Hazar Dinari' and immense power.

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