⚔ Battle
Alauddin Khalji raids Devagiri
1296 – present · 📍 Devagiri
In the 13th century most of Maharashtra was ruled by the Yadava dynasty from Devagiri (present-day Daulatabad). Alauddin Khalji campaigned over large areas of north and central India, and the Yadavas were overcome by the Khilji Sultanate in the early 14th century.
Where it happened.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1290 Khalji revolution · Khalji Dynasty
- 1292 Marco Polo visits the Pandya coast · Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
- 1296 Alauddin Khalji becomes sultan · Khalji Dynasty
- 1299 ⚔ Mongols defeated at Kili · Khalji Dynasty
- 1301 ⚔ Alauddin Khalji takes Ranthambore · Khalji Dynasty
- 1303 ⚔ Siege of Chittorgarh · Khalji Dynasty
Alive at the time
Nizamuddin Auliya
1238 – 1325
Chishti Sufi saint of Delhi
Madhvacharyac. 1238 – c. 1317
Founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta
Araniko1245 – 1306
Newar artist-architect who worked at Kublai Khan's court
Amir Khusrau1253 – 1325
Persian poet-musician called the 'Parrot of India'
Marco Polo1254 – 1324
Venetian traveller who described the Pandya coast
Namdevc. 1270 – c. 1350
Marathi saint of the Varkari tradition
Dnyaneshwarc. 1275 – c. 1296
Author of the Dnyaneshwari, a Marathi commentary on the Gita
Ziauddin Baranic. 1285 – c. 1357
Historian who wrote the Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional KingdomsBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 5
- Delhi SultanateA phase of
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (30 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (30 years)
- Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526Existed at the same time (30 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (30 years)
👑 Rulers 2
- Jalaluddin Khalji 1290 – 1296Ruled it
- Alauddin Khalji 1296 – 1316Ruled it
👤 People 1
- Amir Khusrau 1253 – 1325Lived under it
⚔ Events 6
- Khalji revolution 1290Happened in it
- Alauddin Khalji becomes sultan 1296Happened in it
- Alauddin Khalji raids Devagiri 1296Happened in it
- Mongols defeated at Kili 1299Happened in it
- Alauddin Khalji takes Ranthambore 1301Happened in it
- Siege of Chittorgarh 1303Happened in it
📄 Research 3
- Inscribing the Other, Inscribing the Self: Hindu-Muslim Identities in Pre-Colon… Cynthia Talbot · 1995Research on this topic
- Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States Richard M. Eaton · 2000Research on this topic
- The Pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics Muzaffar Alam · 1998Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History Peter JacksonRecommended reading
- History of Medieval India Satish ChandraRecommended reading