Upon ascending the throne Muhammad bin Tughlaq took several honorifics; Abul Mujahid (or similar laqab forms) is recorded among his adopted titulature to memorialise his authority and military-religious role as ruler. Such laqabs were conventional expressions of royal identity. Answer: ...
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Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq is reported to have died when the pavilion or wooden reception hall at Tughlaqabad/Afghanpur collapsed during a court ceremony or reception, an episode recorded by chroniclers that abruptly ended his rule and led to Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s succession. ...
The first Muslim invasion of Southern India occurred in 1296 CE. The raid on Devagiri, the capital of the Yadava kingdom ruled by Ramchandra, took place during the reign of Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji. The expedition itself was secretly planned and ...
Jalaluddin’s reign saw diverse incidents: accommodation or settlement of converted Mongols near Delhi, conspiracies and local rebellions and various political intrigues (including the Sidi Maula episode). Though some events overlap with neighbouring reigns, the cited incidents are generally associated with ...
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 ...