Reference
The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History
A scholarly history of the Sultanate and its wars with the Mongols.
Khalji Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 3
Dynastic phase
1290 – 1320
Alauddin Khalji's market reforms and southern campaigns.
- Capital
- Delhi
- Region
- North
- Duration
- 30 years
- Main period
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
- Part of
- Delhi Sultanate
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Jalaluddin Khalji Sultan1290 – 1296
- Alauddin Khalji Sultan1296 – 1316Market reforms; repelled the Mongols; southern campaigns of Malik Kafur.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1290 | Khalji revolution | Delhi |
| 1296 | Alauddin Khalji becomes sultan He had his uncle Jalaluddin murdered. |
Delhi |
| 1296 | Alauddin Khalji raids Devagiri | Devagiri |
| 1299 | Mongols defeated at Kili Alauddin Khalji's army repelled Qutlugh Khwaja's Mongol invasion. |
Kili, near Delhi |
| 1301 | Alauddin Khalji takes Ranthambore Hammiradeva Chauhan was killed. |
Ranthambore |
| 1303 | Siege of Chittorgarh Alauddin Khalji takes Chittor. Chittor fell to Alauddin Khalji after a long siege. |
Chittorgarh |
| 1310 | Malik Kafur takes Warangal The Kakatiya ruler Prataparudra became a tributary of Delhi. |
Warangal |
| 1311 | Malik Kafur's southern campaign reaches Madurai The Pandya capital was plundered and its treasure carried to Delhi. |
Madurai |
| 1316 | Death of Alauddin Khalji Malik Kafur briefly seized power; the Khaljis fell four years later. |
Delhi |
Personalities
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Khalji Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 30 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 30 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 30 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 30 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 13 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 15 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 25 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 30 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 30 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 30 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 30 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 30 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 30 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 30 years
Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1187 – 1317
Overlap: 27 years
Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
South · c. 1190 – 1345
Overlap: 30 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 30 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 30 years