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The decline of the Slave dynasty, made Delhi Sultanate even more fragile and instable due to the
numerous revolts and internal aggression. And this started the Khilji dynasty with the crowning of
Jalaluddin Khilji by the nobles in the year 1290 A.D. Jalaluddin Khilji was the first Indian ruler of the
Khilji dynasty, who ruled from 1290 1294 and invaded India by building his capital in Delhi, though he
neverreallyruledfromthere.HiscapitalwasconstructedatKilokhriwhereheruledforaround6years.

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During this period Mongols attacked the country, Jalaluddin Khiljis brave front and smart negotiations marked the Mongols
defeat.Theycamebackhowever,fiveyearslaterandattackedonceagainwhenhisnephewascendedonthethrone.Butwithin
short period, he was killed by his nephew Alauddin Khilji under a conspiracy hatched by the latter. The Khilji dynasty is also
knownbythenameofKhaljidynasty.ThehistoryofKhiljidynastyiswellknownforitsbrutalwarsandinternalconflictsamong
therulers.
AlauddinKhiljiwasthesecondruleroftheKhiljidynasty,whoserealnamewasJunaKhanandheruledIndiafrom12961316.
He killed Jalaluddin Khilji and then announced himself as the ruler of Delhi. Alauddin Khilji conquered the territory of Gujarat.
Around 1301 A.D, he captured Ranthambhor and murdered the Rajput Hamir Deva. Then defeated Rana Rattan Singh and
capturedChittoor.By1305,hecapturedterritorieslikeMalwa,Ujjain,Mandu,DharandChandeributcouldn'tcaptureBengal.He
hadconqueredalmostentirenorthIndiabytheyear1311andestablishedhiskingdomsuccessfully.Expandinghisterritoryinto
thepeninsularIndiawithinashortspanoftimehediedonJanuary1316duetoanacutehealthcondition.
Alauddin Khilji was one among the greatest administrator of the Sultanate kings. Unlike his predecessors he implemented
fundamentalchangesinthewaytheSultanatewasruled.AsearlierSultanshadbasedtheirstrengthlargelyonstrongarmyand
control of few important towns. The respective headmen of rural areas used to govern that particular area, and these headmen
werethemiddlemenbetweentheSultanandthearea.Theheadmenhadtheknowledgethatthecentralauthoritywasfarremoved
from their daily affairs which made a difference, and because of which they would often refuse to cooperate with the Sultan's
officers.Alauddineasedthesituationduetothestronginfluencehehad,buttherewaslittlehecoulddo.

Place

Gujarat,Malwa,Ujjain

Period

12011390AD

Language

PersianandArabic

Religion

SunniIslam

Kings

JalaluddinFiruzKhilji,AlauddinKhilji,
QutbudDinMubarakShah

Alauddin began a series of reforms which could curb such activity as he felt. He took away land grants from many of his
courtiers, officers and reorganized revenue administration. There was a fixed rate of land revenue, 50 percent of the standing
crop which was in reality a much better deal for the poor peasants, who had currently being paying numerous taxes to various
officials.

The rulers also organized a large standing army for the defence and also to provide
guaranteed food supply to the capital. Alcohol was banned and the courtiers were not
permitted to celebrate private meetings or parties. Alauddin appointed spies all over the
kingdom to keep him informed about the developments that were taking place. He
implemented startling economic reforms, although their effects were probably restricted to
Delhiandthe100mileradiusaroundit.

QutbudDinMubarakShah was the third and last ruler of the Khilji dynasty in India who ruled from 1290 to 1320. He was the
weakest ruler of all and during his reign, all taxes and penalties were abolished. He released all prisoners of war who were
capturedafterwaginggruesomebattles.HewasultimatelymurderedbyKhusruKhanandthisendedtheKhiljidynastyinIndia.
Khiljis were basically Central Asians and had lived in Afganistan for long however, in terms of customs and manners they were
differentfromtheTurks.
AlauddinsmosttrustednoblewasMalikKafur.AfterAlauddin`sdeath,hemanagedtocontrolthesituationandmadeShahabud
din Umar as the king. However Malik Kafur`s own agent killed him. After Malik Kafur, Qutbuddin Mubarik Shah another son of
AlauddinkilledUmarbecametheSultanin1316.DuringhisrulethepowerwasactuallyinthehandsofKhusrawKhan,alowborn
Hinduslavewhousedtospendtimeindrinkingandwomanizing.KhusrawkilledMubarikanddeclaredhimselfastheSultan.This
ledtoanendoftheKhiljiDynasty.
ContributiontotheIndianSociety

Islamic architecture in India is an interesting mingling during the period of Khiliji Dynasty. It
marked developments in building techniques and the third ruler Alauddin was one of the
ambitious builders of that time. The Alai Darwaza was an extension of the QwwatulIslam
mosque.Thiswasoneofthefourgrandgateways.SomeotherstructuresbuiltbyKhiljiswere
thecitywallofSiri,thetombofAlauddinKhiljiandthe`Madrasa`.Theeconomicreformsby
Alaudiin Khilji was undoubtedly a remarkable contribution to the Indian economy. It can be
saidthatthecomingofKhaljistopowerwasmorethanjustbeingadynasticchange.

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