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Jalal-ud-Din Khalji, also known as Firuz al-Din Khalji or Jalaluddin Khilji (Persian; جلال الدین خلجی c. 1220 – 19 July 1296, r. 1290–1296) was the founder and first Sultan of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate of India from 1290 to 1320.
Alauddin Khalji was the nephew and son-in-law of Jalal-ud-din. He raided the Deccan peninsula and Deogiri - then the capital of the state of Maharashtra, looting their treasure. [ 31 ] [ 38 ] He returned to Delhi in 1296, murdered Jalal-ud-din and assumed power as Sultan. [ 39 ]
His original name was Ali Gurshasp. He was the eldest son of Shihabuddin Mas'ud, who was the elder brother of the Khalji dynasty's founder Sultan Jalaluddin. He had three brothers: Almas Beg (later Ulugh Khan), Qutlugh Tigin, and Muhammad. [4] Alauddin was brought up by Jalaluddin after Shihabuddin's death. [5]
The first ruler of the Khalji dynasty was Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji. He was around 70 years old at the time of his ascension and was known as a mild-mannered, humble and kind monarch to the general public.
Rukn ud-din Ibrahim Qadr Khan was born to Jalal-ud-Din Khalji (1220–1296), a member of the Khalaj tribe and founder of the Khalji dynasty of Delhi, and his wife, Malika-i-Jahan. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] Acting Sultan of the Khalji dynasty (died 1297)
The Mongol commander Bala chased Jalal ad-Din throughout the Lahore region and attacked outlying province Multan, and even sacked the outskirts of Lahore. Jalal ad-Din regrouped, forming a small army from survivors of the battle and sought an alliance, or even an asylum, with the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate, Iltutmish, but was turned down. [4]
Arkali Khan bin Jalal-ud-Din Khalji (1290–1296) [2] Ghazi Malik (1296–1320; prior to becoming Sultan of Delhi) [2] Shaikha Khokhar (1394, 1398) Khizr Khan (1398–1414; prior to becoming Sultan of Delhi) Bahlul Khan Lodi (1443–1451; prior to becoming Sultan of Delhi) Tatar Khan Lodi (1451 – 1485) [3] Umar Khan Sarwani (1485 – after ...
The Khalji Revolution, [1] alternatively spelled the Khilji Revolution, [2] marked a military coup and a period of political and societal transformation in the Delhi Sultanate. It unfolded following the death of the Mamluk sultan Balban and the subsequent incapacity of his successors to effectively govern the Delhi Sultanate.