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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khalji dynasty canonical | 20 |
| Khalji dynasty of Delhi | 2 |
| Khalji dynasty of Malwa | 2 |
| Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khalji | 1 |
| Khalji | 1 |
| Khalji house of the Delhi Sultanate | 1 |
| Khilji dynasty | 1 |
| Turko-Afghan (Khalji) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji ⓘ Mubarak Shah Khalji ⓘ
surface form:
Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah
|
| partOf | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1290 ⓘ |
| successor | Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
Gujarat ⓘ Malwa ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Malwa
this entity surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Delhi
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Khalji
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Khilji dynasty
this entity surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Malwa
this entity surface form:
Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khalji
this entity surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Delhi
subject surface form:
Siege of Ranthambore
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Turko-Afghan (Khalji)
this entity surface form:
Khalji house of the Delhi Sultanate