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Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji

Type Figure Region South Asia Time c. 1220–1296 Also known as Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji、Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji、Jalal-ud-din Khalji

Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji was the founder of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, born around 1220 among the Khalji tribe of Afghanistan and mu…

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  1. c. 1240–1275Delhi · DelhiOf Khalji tribal origin from Afghanistan, he rose through the Mamluk court on military merit, serving as frontier commander and holding key court posts, gradually accumulating military merit and connections.
  2. 1275–1290Samana · PunjabBy the late 1270s he was among the most powerful Turkic nobles during Balban's final years and Nasir al-Din's reign, controlling regional military authority and playing a pivotal role in central politics, accumulating strength for the later coup.
  3. 1290–1296Delhi · DelhiAfter murdering Nasir al-Din Mahmud in 1290 he proclaimed himself sultan, ending the Mamluk slave dynasty and founding the Khalji dynasty; his six-year reign pursued relatively lenient policies, and in 1296 he was murdered by his nephew Ala-ud-Din.

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