Alauddin Khilji
Historical Personalities

Alauddin Khilji Net Worth

. Alauddin Khilji was a powerful ruler of the Khilji Dynasty who ascended to the throne by killing his uncle and predecessor, Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji. He was the first Muslim ruler to successfully conquer southern parts of India and expand his empire. He was supported by his loyal generals, Malik Kafur and Khusraw Khan, and was successful in ousting reigning kings and administering absolute power. He also looted states and extracted payment of annual taxes from the overthrown rulers. He defended the Delhi Sultanate from Mongol invasions and acquired the Koh-i-noor diamond while invading the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal. He also introduced agrarian and market reforms which produced mixed results.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Ruler
Birth Year 1266
Birth Place Qalat, Zabul Province, Indian
Age 753 YEARS OLD
Died On 4 January 1316\nDelhi, India
Reign 19 July 1296–4 January 1316
Coronation 21 October 1296
Predecessor Malik Chajju
Successor ʿAlāʾ ul-Mulk
Tenure c. 1290–1291
Burial Tomb of Alauddin Khalji, Delhi
Spouse Malika-i-Jahan (daughter of Jalaluddin) Mahru (sister of Alp Khan) Kamaladevi (ex-wife of Karna) Jhatyapali (daughter of Ramachandra)
Issue Khizr Khan Shadi Khan Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah Shihab-ud-din Omar
Regnal name Regnal name Alauddunya wad Din Muhammad Shah-us Sultan Alauddunya wad Din Muhammad Shah-us Sultan
House Khalji
Father Shihabuddin Mas'ud
Religion Sunni Islam

💰 Net worth

Alauddin Khilji, also known as the ruler in Indian history, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. Khilji, who reigned as the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in the Delhi Sultanate, is remembered for his military conquests and administrative reforms. His reign was characterized by economic prosperity, with extensive trade and revenue collections resulting in significant wealth. However, it is essential to note that estimating the net worth of historical figures can be challenging due to limited records and varying economic contexts.

Famous Quotes:

Alauddin Khalji's taxation system was probably the one institution from his reign that lasted the longest, surviving indeed into the nineteenth or even the twentieth century. From now on, the land tax (kharaj or mal) became the principal form in which the peasant's surplus was expropriated by the ruling class.

— The Cambridge Economic History of India: c.1200-c.1750,

Biography/Timeline

1947

Alauddin maintained a large standing army, which included 475,000 horseman according to the 16th-century chronicler Firishta. He managed to raise such a large army by paying relatively low salaries to his Soldiers, and introduced market price controls to ensure that the low salaries were acceptable to his Soldiers. Although he was opposed to grant lands to his generals and Soldiers, he generously rewarded them after successful campaigns, especially those in Deccan.

2013

Although Islam bans alcoholic drinks, drinking was Common among the Muslim royals and nobles of the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century, and Alauddin himself was a heavy drinker. As part of his measures to prevent rebellions, Alauddin imposed prohibition, because he believed that the rampant use of alcoholic drinks enabled people to assemble, lose their senses and think of rebellion. According to Isami, Alauddin banned alcohol, after a noble condemned him for merrymaking when his subjects were suffering from a famine. However, this account appears to be hearsay.

2014

At times, he exploited Muslim fanaticism against Hindu chiefs and the treatment of the zimmis. Persian Historian Wassaf states that he sent an expedition against Gujarat as a holy war and it was not motivated by "lust of conquest". The masnavi Deval Devi—Khizr Khan by Amir Khusrau states that Gujarat was only annexed in the second invasion which took place seven years after the first one, implying the first was merely a plundering raid. At Khambhat, it is said that the citizens were caught by surprise. The Muslims began to kill and slaughter, on the right and on the left, unmercifully and blood flowed in torrents." Wassaf states that "The Muhammadan forces began to kill and slaughter on the right and on the left unmercifully, throughout the impure land, for the sake of Islam, and blood flowed in torrents."

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