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Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji

Type Figure Region India Time c. 1220–1296 Also known as Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khalji、جلال الدین فیروز خلجی、贾拉尔丁·菲鲁兹·卡尔吉

Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji (c. 1220–1296) was the founding sultan of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, taking the throne in 1290 after deposing…

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  1. c. 1260–1289Delhi · DelhiOf Khalji Turkic noble origin, he held senior military posts under Balban and his successors, accumulating prestige and followers that laid the foundation for his later seizure of power.
  2. 1290–1295Delhi · DelhiIn 1290 he deposed the last Kayqubad and established the Khalji dynasty; he pacified nobles and soldiers with lenient and benevolent rule, reduced some taxes, and promoted his nephew Alauddin to high office.
  3. 1296Kara · Uttar PradeshIn 1296 he personally went to Kara to inspect his nephew Alauddin and was assassinated through his scheme, ending his six-year reign; Khalji dynasty power swiftly passed into Alauddin's hardline centralized rule.

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