History of India: ancient and medieval / Delhi Sultanate (1206 to 1526)
The Khaljis and Alauddin's state
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Jalaluddin Khalji's accession as the 'Khalji revolution'; Alauddin's Devagiri raid and coup
- Mongol assaults under Alauddin: Qutlugh Khwaja and Targhi besiege Delhi (1299 to 1303); Siri fort
- Alauddin's market regulations, measurement of land (masahat), kharaj at half, dagh and chehra for the army
- Malik Kafur's Deccan campaigns: Devagiri, Warangal, Dwarasamudra, Madurai; loot without annexation
Where to study
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 7
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century
- ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century, pp. 1-9 (printed 30-38)
- ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century, The rulers of Delhi (Khalji dynasty), pp. 2-4 (printed 31-33)
- ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century, A Closer Look: Administration under the Khaljis and Tughluqs (Mongol attacks), p. 7 (printed 36)
- ch. 3 Delhi: 12th to 15th Century, A Closer Look: Administration under the Khaljis and Tughluqs, pp. 4-6 (printed 33-35)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, pp. 164-187 (printed 160-183)
- Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, 10.3 The Khaljis: Jalal-ud-din Khalji; Ala-ud-din Khalji (1296-1316), p. 172 (printed 168)
- Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, Ala-ud-din and Nobles; Military Campaigns (Mongol invasions and Siri), pp. 172-173 (printed 168-169)
- Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, Sultan's Market Reforms; Ala-ud-din's Internal Reforms, pp. 174-175 (printed 170-171)
- Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, Military Campaigns (Malik Kafur in the Deccan), p. 173 (printed 169)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text
- Lesson 12 Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms, Introduction (Malik Kafur's expeditions), p. 5 (printed 1)