Historical Figure

Alauddin Khalji

Sultan of Delhi from 1296 to 1316

About Alauddin Khalji

Alauddin Khalji was the Khalji dynasty Sultan of Delhi from 1296 until his death in 1316. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in the Delhi Sultanate, related to revenues, price controls, and society. He also successfully fended off several Mongol invasions of India.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Empire1206 CE – 1526 CE

Delhi Sultanate

Five successive Islamic dynasties ruled northern India from Delhi for 320 years, building monuments like the Qutb Minar, introducing Persian court culture, and — crucially — repelling multiple Mongol invasions that devastated Central Asia and the Middle East.