Khilji dynasty

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Khilji or Khalji (Persian: سلطنت خلجی) was a ruling dynasty of Pashtun origin ^[1] that conquered and ruled northern India (1290-1320). They were the second Muslim dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate.

Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji, one of the generals of Qutb-ud-din Aybak, conquered Bihar and Bengal in the late 12th century, and the Khiljis were feudatories of the Slave Dynasty of Delhi Sultans. 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 son Ala ud din Khilji is considered to be the greatest among the Khiljis due to successfully repelling several invasions from the Mongol Empire.

Mahmud Khilji established himself as ruler of Malwa in 1436, and his successors ruled Malwa until 1531, when Malwa was conquered by the Sultans of Gujarat.

[edit] Khilji Sultans of Delhi (1290-1320)

• Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji (1290-1296)
• Ala ud din Khilji (1296-1316)
• Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah (1316-1320)

[edit] Khilji Sultans of Malwa (1436-1531)

• Mahmud Khilji (1436-1469)
• Ghiyas ud din Khilji (1469-1500)

[edit] See Also

• Ghilzai
• History of Afghanistan