He extended the boundaries of the Delhi Sultanate and brought almost the whole of India under his sway. Alauddin conquered Gujarat, Ranthambhor, Chitor, Warangal, the Hosala & Pandaya kingdoms. He also took effective measures to keep the Mongols out of his Indian empire, and so followed the policy of strengthening the defense force. Alauddin died in 1316.
Alauddin Khalji introduced the first permanent standing army in India. The emperor was the commander-in-chief of the army, followed by the Ariz-i-mamalik (war minister). Khaljis' army also introduced the huliya whereby a description was recorded of each soldier and the cavalry used the "dagh" (branding of the horses) with the royal insignia. These became permanent features in medieval Indian armies.
KHALJI DYNASTY AD 1290 - 1320 1290 - 1296 Fîruz Shah II Khaljî 1296 Ibrahim Shah I Qadir Khan 1296 - 1316 Muhammad Shah I Ali Garshasp 1316 Umar Shah 1316 - 1320 Mubacicrak Shah 1320 Khusraw Khan Barwari
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