Khalji dynasty

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The Khalji dynasty was a Turkic Muslim ruling family that controlled the Delhi Sultanate in northern India from 1290 to 1320, noted for its military expansion under Alauddin Khalji and significant administrative and economic reforms.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim dynasty
dynasty
ruling family
administrativePolicy strengthening of central authority
capital Delhi
country Delhi Sultanate
currencyReform introduction of standard coinage
declineCause court intrigues and factionalism
weak successors after Alauddin Khalji
economicPolicy rationing and price ceilings
state control of grain markets
endTime 1320
ethnicOrigin Turkic
governmentForm Sultanate
historicalPeriod Early 14th century
Late 13th century
knownFor administrative reforms
defence against Mongol invasions
economic reforms
land revenue reforms
market control policies
military expansion
price control system
language Persian
Turkic languages
locatedInTime Medieval India
militaryCampaign conquest of Chittor
conquest of Ranthambore
expeditions to Devagiri
expeditions to Dwarasamudra
expeditions to Warangal
militaryPolicy cash payment to soldiers
large standing army
notableEvent assassination of Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
overthrow of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
rise of Alauddin Khalji to power
notableRuler Alauddin Khalji NERFINISHED
Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji NERFINISHED
Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah
partOf Delhi Sultanate
predecessor Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
region Northern India
religion Islam
startTime 1290
successor Tughlaq dynasty
territorialExpansion Deccan
Gujarat
Malwa
Rajasthan


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