⚔ Battle
Siege of Chittorgarh
1303 – present · 📍 Chittorgarh
Alauddin Khalji takes Chittor.
What it led to: Chittor fell to Alauddin Khalji after a long siege.
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Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1296 Alauddin Khalji becomes sultan · Khalji Dynasty
- 1296 ⚔ Alauddin Khalji raids Devagiri · Khalji Dynasty
- 1299 ⚔ Mongols defeated at Kili · Khalji Dynasty
- 1301 ⚔ Alauddin Khalji takes Ranthambore · Khalji Dynasty
- 1310 ⚔ Malik Kafur takes Warangal · Khalji Dynasty
- 1311 ⚔ Malik Kafur's southern campaign reaches Madurai · 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
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