Z_content_Alauddin-Khilji

Name(s)	ALA-UD-DIN KHILJI (born as Juna Muhammad Khilji)
Date of Birth	1266/1267 (Date Not known)
Date of Death	Jan 04, 1316
Identity	The second ruler of the Khilji dynasty reigning from 1296 to 1316.
Date-wise Events / Works	Jul 19, 1296: He became Sultan of Delhi on this day. August 26, 1303: He attacked and won Chittor on this day.
Other Events & Developments	He is considered the most powerful ruler of the dynasty. He liked to call himself ‘The Second Alexander’. He took the title ‘Sikander-i-Sani’. He banned drinking of alcohol in open in his kingdom. A tale of his attack over Chittor to capture the queen of Chittor, Rani Padmini, the wife of Rawal Ratan Singh and the subsequent story have been immortalised in the epic poem Padmavat, written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the Awadhi language in the year 1540. He was a strategist and military commander who commanded forces across the Indian subcontinent. He repeatedly defended his empire against Mongol invasions. He defeated large Mongol armies and then launched punitive expeditions against them in Central Asia, around modern-day Afghanistan.

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