Khalji dynasty

The Khalji or Khilji (Persian: خلجي) dynasty was the second dynasty which ruled the Delhi sultanate, covering large parts of the Indian subcontinent for nearly three decades between 1290 and 1320. It was founded by Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji.

This article is about the Khalji dynasty centered in Delhi between 1290 and 1320. For the Khalji dynasty in Bengal between 1204 and 1227, see Khalji dynasty of Bengal. For the Khilji dynasty which ruled the Malwa Sultanate between 1436 and 1531, see Malwa Sultanate § Khalji dynasty.
"Khalji" redirects here. For the Pashtun tribe, see Ghalji.

Khalji dynasty
Delhi Sultanate
1290–1320
Flag of the Delhi Sultanate according to the contemporary Catalan Atlas (c. 1375).
Territory controlled by the Khaljis circa 1320.
CapitalDelhi
Kilokhri (Delhi suburb)
Common languagesHindavi (lingua franca)
Persian (official)
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentSultanate
Sultan 
• 1290–1296
Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji
• 1296–1316
Alauddin Khalji
• 1316
Shihab ad-Din Umar
• 1316–1320
Qutb ad-Din Mubarak
History 
• Established
1290
• Disestablished
1320
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
Vaghela dynasty
Seuna (Yadava) dynasty
Tughlaq dynasty
Today part ofIndia
Pakistan
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