Alauddin khalji history

Alauddin Khilji, was a Turco Afghan emperor of the Khalji dynasty who ruled from Delhi in the Indian subcontinent. Alauddin successfully fended off the Mongols’ attacks on the Chagatai Khanate, including Jaran Manjur (1297-1298), Sivistan (1298), Kili (1299), Delhi (1303), and Amroha (1305). His troops gained a decisive victory against the Mongols close to the Ravi river bank and later attacked the Mongol areas in modern-day Afghanistan. The military commanders who were able to lead his army in the battle against the Mongols comprised Zafar Khan, Ulugh Khan, and his slave-general Malik Kafur. Alauddin Khilji’s All Invasion Alauddin conquered the kingdoms Gujarat (raided at the end of 1299 and added to the kingdom at the time of the year 1304), Ranthambore (1301), Chittor (1303), Malwa (1305), Siwana (1308), Siwana (1308) along with Jalore (1311). These victories brought down several Hindu family dynasties, such as the Paramaras and the Vaghela and the Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura and Jalore, the Rawal part of the Guhilas and perhaps the Yajvapalas. His general slave Malik Kafur led multiple campaigns towards the south of the Vindhyas, which resulted in an impressive amount of riches in Devagiri (1308), Warangal (1310) and Dwarasamudra (1311). These victories forced Yadava King Ramachandra and his brother, the Kakatiya king Prataparudra, the Hoysala King Ballala III, into becoming Alauddin’s feudatories. Kafur also attacked Pandya’s kingdom Pandya kingdom (1311) 1311 and t...

The below mentioned article provides a biography on Ala-Ud-Din Khalji of the Khalji Dynasty. Ala-ud-din whose original name was Ali Gurshasp assumed the title of Abul Muzaffar Sultan Alaud-duniya-va-din Muhammad Shah Khalji. Among the rulers of medieval India, Ala-ud-din occupies an honourable place both as a conqueror and an administrator. Ala-ud-din has not been regarded as great by historians but, certainly, he was very much close to greatness and ranks as the great at least among the rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. Early Career: Ala-ud-din was the son of Shihabuddin Masud, brother of Sultan Jalal-ud- din. Nothing is known about his date of birth and early upbringing. It seems that he did not receive much education but was expert in fighting. When Jalal-ud- din became Sultan, he gave Ala-ud-din the title of Amir-i-tuzak and to his younger brother Almas Beg the title of Akhur Beg. The Sultan also married one of his daughters to Ala-ud-din and another one to Almas Beg. Ala-ud-din participated in the suppression of the revolt of Malik Chhajju and was awarded the governorship of Kara and Manikpur. ADVERTISEMENTS: There the followers of Malik Chhajju and all those ambitious Khalji nobles who were dissatisfied with the peaceful policy of Jalal-ud-din flocked round him and tempted him to capture the throne of Delhi. It suited the ambitions of Ala-ud-din. He was not happy with his proud wife and his relations with his mother-in-law were strained. Thus, dissatisfied with his pers...