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Alauddin Khalji

Type Figure Region India Time 1266–1316 Also known as Ala-ud-din Khalji

Alauddin Khalji (1266–1316) was the second sultan of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, ruling nearly twenty years after seizing power by mur…

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  1. 1291–1296Kara · Uttar PradeshServing as governor of Kara under his uncle Jalaluddin, he accumulated military merit and wealth; in 1296 he engineered Jalaluddin's assassination and seized the sultanate, inaugurating the Khalji dynasty's forceful rule.
  2. 1296–1305Delhi · DelhiHe implemented market controls and converted military pay to cash, expanded the standing army; from 1299 to 1303 he repeatedly repelled Mongol invasions, consolidating the northern defenses and strengthening central control over the court and the provinces.
  3. 1306–1316Deccan · DeccanHe continued expanding southward, conquering Gujarat, the Rajput states, and parts of the Deccan, seizing enormous wealth; his health declined in later years, and he died in Delhi in 1316, after which his sons' struggle for the throne plunged the dynasty into turmoil.

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