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Founding of the Khalji dynasty

Type Event Region India Time 1290

In 1290 Jalal al-Din Khalji seized the sultanate in Delhi, ending the turbulent final years of the Mamluk dynasty and founding the Khalji dynasty, th…

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  1. 1290Core region of the Delhi Sultanate · Ganges PlainAfter the death of the last Mamluk sultan, Shamsuddin Kayqubad, military nobles and Turkish slave commanders fought for power at court, weakening central authority and creating conditions for the rising Khalji faction to seize power.
  2. 1290Delhi · DelhiJalal al-Din Khalji was acclaimed sultan in Delhi, formally founding the Khalji dynasty, reorganizing the court and military-administrative system, and becoming the Delhi Sultanate's new ruling core.

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