Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri

Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri
	; The Ruins of Devagiri fort
Date	1308
Location	Devagiri
Result	Khalji victory
Belligerents
Seuna (Yadava) dynasty	Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Ramachandra	Alauddin Khalji; Malik Kafur

Around 1308, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent a large army led by his general Malik Kafur to Devagiri, the capital of the Yadava king Ramachandra.

Alauddin had earlier raided Devagiri in 1296, and forced Ramachandra to pay him tribute. However, Ramachandra had discontinued these tribute payments, and had given asylum to the Vaghela king Karna, whom Alauddin had displaced from Gujarat in 1304.

A section of the Delhi army, commanded by Alp Khan, invaded Karna's principality in the Yadava kingdom, and captured the Vaghela princess Devaladevi, who later married Alauddin's son Khizr Khan. Another section, commanded by Malik Kafur captured Devagiri after a weak resistance by the defenders. Ramachandra agreed to become a vassal of Alauddin, and later, aided Malik Kafur in the Sultanate's invasions of the southern kingdoms.

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