The Khalji dynasty was the second of the five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate, established by Jalaluddin Khalji, a Turkic military commander who overthrew the last of the Mamluk rulers. His nephew and successor Alauddin Khalji was the dynasty's most important ruler, who defeated several Mongol invasions, expanded the sultanate into Gujarat and Rajasthan, and sent his general Malik Kafur on expeditions deep into southern India. Alauddin introduced market controls to supply a large standing army cheaply, and carried out administrative reforms. After his death, weak rulers and palace intrigue led to chaos, and in 1320 Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq took the throne and started the Tughlaq dynasty.
Before and after
- from 27 August 1283 to 1 February 1286Aragonese Crusade
- 1287Birth of William of Ockham
- 1287Construction of Uppsala Cathedral
- from March 1289 to April 1289Fall of Tripoli
- from 1290 to 1320Khalji dynasty
- 1291Construction of Strängnäs Cathedral
- from 4 April 1291 to 18 May 1291Siege of Acre
- 1 August 1291Founding of Switzerland
- from 1293 to 1527Majapahit
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- 1420Construction of Kremlin
The era
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