Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji was crowned in the palace of Kilokhari and made it his capital after overthrowing the weakened successors of Balban. Kilokhari offered strategic and administrative advantages. His coronation there symbolized the rise of the Khalji dynasty and marked ...
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The label Rasm-e-Miyan (the middle way) and Tariq-e-Itdal reflect a pragmatic fiscal policy of moderation attributed to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, who aimed for balanced revenue measures — contrasting extremes — to stabilise agrarian productivity and state finances. ANSWER: (B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Nalanda University was destroyed during the invasions led by Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turkic Muslim general under Muhammad Ghori. He attacked Bihar around 1202–03, burning libraries and killing monks. This assault ended Nalanda’s centuries-old tradition as a global centre of Buddhist ...
When Alauddin Khilji invaded Devagiri in 1296, its ruler was Ramchandra Dev of the Yadava dynasty. He failed to resist Alauddin’s sudden attack effectively and was forced to surrender. Later, Alauddin treated him generously, restored his kingdom as a vassal ...
Alauddin Khalji introduced strict market reforms, including price control measures, to stabilize essential commodities such as grains, cloth, horses and slaves. He set fixed prices, appointed market inspectors and established granaries. These measures ensured affordable supplies for the army and ...