Khalji dynasty Delhi Sultanate | |||||||||||||
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1290–1320 | |||||||||||||
Capital | Delhi Kilokhri (Delhi suburb)[3] | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Hindavi (lingua franca)[4] Persian (official)[5] | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||||
• 1290–1296 | Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji | ||||||||||||
• 1296–1316 | Alauddin Khalji | ||||||||||||
• 1316 | Shihab ad-Din Umar | ||||||||||||
• 1316–1320 | Qutb ad-Din Mubarak | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 13 June 1290 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 May 1320 | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | India Pakistan |
The Khalji or Khilji[b] (Persian: خلجي) dynasty was the second dynasty which ruled the Delhi sultanate, covering large parts of the Indian subcontinent for nearly three decades between 1290 and 1320.[6][7][8] It was founded by Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji.[9]
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This dynasty, like the previous Slave dynasty, was of Turkish origin, though the Khaljī tribe had long been settled in Afghanistan. Its three kings were noted for their faithlessness, their ferocity, and their penetration to the South of India.
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