Question

Which of the following generals of Alauddin Khilji conquered Deccan a number of times?
A. Ulugh Khan
B. Nusrat Khan
C. Malik Kafur
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:
- The Khiljis served under the Ilbari dynasty in Delhi.
- Malik Firuz was the founder of the Khilji Dynasty, originally named Ariz-I-Mumalik by Kaiqubad in the days of the fall of the Ilbari Dynasty.

Complete answer:
Alauddin Khilji
- It was 1296 A.D., Ala-ud - din Khilji succeeded Jalal-ud - din Firoz Khilji and rose to the throne.
- He was the first to put up a standing army structure.
- He founded Alai Darwaza, the palace with a thousand pillars, and the fortress of Siri.


Ala-ud - din Khilji invasion of the North:
- The generals of Ala-ud - din Khiliji, namely Ulugh Khan and the Nosra Khan, have invaded Gujarat.
- He captured Ranthambore and killed its king, Hamir Deva.
- They also seized Malwa, Chittor, Dhar, Mandu, Ujjain, Marwar, Chanderi and Jalor.

Ala-ud - din Khilji invasion of the South:
- He was the first Sultan to assault South India.
- He sent his trustee and general, Malik Kafur, against the rulers of the south.
- Prataparudra-II of Warangal, Ramachandra Deva, Yadava King of Devagiri, and Vira Ballala-III King Hoysala were defeated.
- He built a mosque in Rameswaram.
- The kingdoms of the South recognised the influence of Alauddin Khilji and paid tribute to him.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
End of Khilji Dynasty:
- Ala-ud-din Khilji died in 1316 BC. The successors of Ala-ud-din-Khilji became ineffective rulers.
- Eventually, 1320 A.D. Punjab Governor Ghazi Malik led a party of nobles, invaded Delhi and took the throne.
- Ghazi Malik adopted the name 'Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq' in Delhi and established the Tughluq dynasty, a dynasty of rulers.