Alauddin Khalji was the nephew and son- in- law of Jalaluddin Khalji. After the downfall of the Malik Chajju and after being appointed the governor of Karah near Allahabad, he won over the confidence of the Sultan by handing over a large amount of booty to him which he had collected in the expedition of Malwa in He had won great reputation as a soldier.
In , after a treacherous murder of his uncle Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji, he proceeded to Delhi to acquire the throne. There, the widow of Firoz had set up one of her sons Qadir Khan on the throne. But Alauddin was very clever for her. He won over a large number of ministers and nobles to his side with the help of gold and money. So he silenced all murmurs of disapproval and discontent by stopping the mouths of people with gold. The army was also won over by lavish distribution of wealth and presents.
The cruel measures he adopted to secure his ill- gotten throne showed clearly that Alauddin was a heartless tyrant.
He had no regard for justice. But in spite of his vices it must be said that he was brave soldier and a vigorous ruler. Alauddin was not only a great military leader but a great administrator.
Alauddin had a second marriage with a woman named Mahru. He further married to two other women named Kamaladevi, and Jhatyapali. However, there are no references to his daughters by the historians. In , when Alauddin played a crucial role in crushing a revolt by the governor of Kara Malik Chajju, Jalaluddin appointed Alauddin the new Governor of Kara.
This, in combination with his disturbed domestic life, made Alauddin be convinced to dethrone Jalaluddin. To dethrone Jalaluddin was not an easy task as it would require a lot of money to raise a large army and stage a successful coup. To finance his plan, Alauddin raided neighbouring Hindu kingdoms. In , Alauddin raided Bhilsa a wealthy town in the Paramara kingdom of Malwa. A pleased Jalaluddin appointed him Ariz-i Mamalik Minister of War and also gave him other privileges like raising more revenue for strengthening the army.
He raided Devagiri in and looted a huge amount of wealth, including jewels, precious metals, silk products, horses, elephants, and slaves. This time too, Jalaluddin was expecting Alauddin to surrender him the loots. However, instead of returning to Delhi, Alauddin went to Kara with the loots. After raiding Devagiri in , Alauddin went to Kara with the loots and wrote an apology letter to Jalaluddin for not returning to Delhi with the loots and asked Jalaluddin to pardon him.
Jalaluddin decided to visit Kara to meet Alauddin personally. While en route to Kara, Jalaluddin decided to cross the Ganges river with a smaller body of around 1, soldiers. On 20 July , when Jalaluddin met Alauddin at the banks of Ganges river in Kara, Alauddin embraced Jalaluddin and stabbed him in the back and declared himself the new king. He ruled from till He assumed the title Sikander-i-Sani, the Second Alexander.
And Chittor aka Mewar was part of these campaigns. Apart from fighting battles with Indian Kings to conquest, Khilji many a time saved India from Mongols. He defeated Mongols in battles of the battles of Jalandhar , Kili , Amroha and Ravi It is also believed that Kafur had a homosexual relationship with Khilji. The success of Khilji was the result of administrative and military reforms.
He closely monitored both reforms. He kept 10 ministers who were his close confidante to run the administration. But even they had no say above Khilji. Military reforms are said to be the greatest achievement of Khilji which made him undefeatable in those brief years of his rule.
Here are the key features of his military reforms.
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