- Khilji dynasty
Khilji or Khalji (
Pashto : خلجی خاندان,Hindi : ख़िलजी ख़ानदान) was an Indian ruling dynasty that was made-up of ethnic Afghans of Turkish origin.Encyclopedia Britannica , [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045252/Khalji-Dynasty Khalji Dynasty] ..."This dynasty, like the previous Slave dynasty, was of Turkish origin, though the Khalji tribe had long been settled inAfghanistan ...The first Khalji sultan, Jalal-ud-Din Firuz Khalji...his tribe was thought to beAfghan ."] They were the secondMuslim dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India. The termKhilji was their self-designation, (see also Ibn Batuta's and Ibn Chaldun's excessive quantity) meaning "swordsman." [Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose, pg. 241]Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji, one of the generals of
Qutb-ud-din Aybak , conqueredBihar andBengal regions of India in the late12th century , and the Khiljis were feudatories of theMamluk dynasty of Delhi .Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji took control of the Delhi Sultanate in 1290, and three Khilji sultans ruled the empire from 1290 to 1320. His nephew and son-in-lawAla ud din Khilji is considered to be the greatest among the Khiljis, due to successfully repelling several invasions from the Mongols.Khilji Sultans of Delhi (1290-1320)
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Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji (1290-1296)
*Ala ud din Khilji (1296-1316)
*Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah (1316-1320)Khilji Sultans of
Malwa (1436-1531)* Mahmud Khilji (1436-1469)
* Ghiyas ud din Khilji (1469-1500)ee also
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Ghilzai
*Khalaj
*Kilij
*History of India References and footnotes
External links
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045252/Khalji-Dynasty Encyclopedia Britannica - Khalji Dynasty]
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