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Alauddin Khalji

d. 1316 · 14th century · Also known as Alauddin

Alauddin Khalji was a sultan of the Delhi Sultanate who reigned from 1296 until his death in 1316. He repelled Mongol invasions, extended the sultanate's power into the Deccan and southern India, and introduced market price controls and stricter land revenue collection. His reforms made the sultanate one of its most centralised and militarily powerful periods.

Alauddin Khalji
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Chagatai EmpireMilitaryDelhi SultanateSocioeconomy, Military, ImpactUdaipur StateFoundation, SummaryHoysala EmpireDeclineLater Pandyan EmpireDeclineVijayanagara EmpireFoundationBahmani SultanateFoundation, SummaryBengal SultanateMilitary, Governance, SummaryAceh SultanateMilitary, SummaryJohor SultanateFoundation, Summary

Mentioned in 9 state histories

Udaipur StateParamara dynastyChahamanas of NaddulaHoysala EmpireChahamanas of JalorSeuna Yadava dynastyChahamanas of RanastambhapuraVaghela dynastyGowa Sultanate

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