Khalji Dynasty

State · 1294–1325 CE · at its largest around 1314 CE

Second dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, whose ruler Alauddin Khalji repelled Mongol invasions and extended the sultanate's reach into southern India.

On its lands while it lasted

• Vallabhi (c. 476–1948 CE): Capital of Maitraka Dynasty (476–731).
• Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526 CE): Series of Muslim dynasties ruling from Delhi, beginning with Qutb ud-Din Aibak in 1206 and ending with the Lodi defeat at Panipat in 1526.
• Amir Khusrau (1253 CE – 1325 CE): Poet and musician of the Delhi Sultanate who wrote in Persian and Hindavi and was a disciple of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya.
• Alauddin Khalji (c. 1266 CE – 1316 CE): Sultan of Delhi who repelled Mongol invasions, introduced market price controls and extended the sultanate into the Deccan.

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