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Key facts
- 1316
- Shihab-ud-din Omar (third)
- Capital
- Delhi , Kilokhri (Delhi suburb)
- Common languages
- Hindavi (lingua franca) , Persian (official)
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Government
- Sultanate
- 1290 1296
- Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji (first)
- 1296 1316
- Alauddin Khalji (second)
- 1316 1320
- Qutb ad-Din Mubarak (fourth & last)
- Khalji revolution
- 13 June 1290
- Disestablished
- 1 May 1320
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dynasty
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Capital
- Delhi
- Form of government
- sultan
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- Commons category
- Khalji dynasty
- topic's main category
- Category:Khalji dynasty
- inception
- 1290-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1320-00-00
- replaces
- Vaghela dynasty
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofIndia Pakistan
The Khalji or Khilji was the second dynasty which ruled the Delhi sultanate, covering large parts of the Indian subcontinent for nearly three decades between 1290 and 1320. It was founded by Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khalji dynasty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.