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Reign of Jalal al-Din Khalji
From 1290 to 1296, Jalal al-Din Khalji ruled the Delhi Sultanate as the Khalji dynasty's founding sultan, known for relatively lenient court policies…
Timeline
- 1290–1292Delhi · DelhiAfter accession, Jalal al-Din appeased the court and army, winning over nobles with lenient measures and stabilizing the early Khalji dynasty's transfer of power and social order.
- 1292–1296North India–Bengal frontier · IndiaUnder Jalal al-Din, the sultanate's armies pushed east into Bengal and threatened the Rajput states to the south, while his nephew Alauddin Khalji rose to prominence in frontier wars; military expansion and court favor advanced together.
Sources
- The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History — Peter Jackson (1999)
- A Comprehensive History of India, Volume V: The Delhi Sultanat — Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (eds.) (1970)