Khilji Dynasty
ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS Khilji Dynasty (1290 -1320) 1. Khilji dynasty was founded by Malik Firoz in 1290 and assumed the title Jalaluddin Khilji (1290- 96) 2. In 1292 the Mongols under Abdulla accepted defeat from Jalaluddin Khilji. 3. Alauddin Khilji , the nephew of Jalaluddin Khilji, killed him after his victory on Devagiri in 1296. 4. Alauddin Khilji’s early name was Ali Gurusha p. 5. He became the Sulthan in 1296 AD and ruled till 1316 AD. 6. In 1303 Alauddin Khilji attacked Chittor, the capital of Mewar, to marry Padmini the wife of Chittor king Ratna Singh. 7. But Padmini and other Rajput women committed Juhar (Juhar is a mass suicide by Jumping into fire, com...