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UPPCS Medieval History Gap Sheet: Slave and Khalji Dynasties.
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First, the concept
Early Delhi rulers built authority through coinage, elite control and military command. Aibak founded the dynasty; Iltutmish stabilised it; Balban strengthened the monarchy.
Khalji expansion required a large paid army. Market controls, revenue demands and troop checks should therefore be read together rather than as unrelated reforms.
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Mamluk foundations
- Aibak's accession, 1206 · Qutbuddin Aibak began independent rule after Ghori's death.
- Iltutmish's Delhi capital · Iltutmish firmly established Delhi as the Sultanate capital.
- Tanka and jital · Iltutmish standardised the silver tanka and copper jital.
- Chahalgani elite · The group of Forty Turkish nobles became influential under Iltutmish.
- Caliphal recognition, 1229 · Iltutmish received an investiture from the Abbasid caliph.
- Mongol frontier, 1221 · Chengiz Khan reached the Indus while pursuing Jalaluddin during Iltutmish's reign.
- Razia's rule, 1236–40 · Razia was the woman Sultan of Delhi; Turkish nobles opposed her.
- Razia's death at Kaithal · Razia was killed near Kaithal in 1240.
- Balban's Blood and Iron · Balban used stern punishment and central control to assert royal authority.
- Tughril revolt in Bengal · Balban suppressed his Bengal governor's rebellion.
- Sijda and paibos · Balban promoted prostration and kissing the ruler's feet as court rituals.
Khalji expansion and army
- Khalji foundation, 1290 · Jalaluddin Khalji founded the dynasty; Alauddin succeeded him in 1296.
- Alauddin's conquest order · Gujarat 1299, Ranthambore 1301, Chittor 1303, and Warangal 1310.
- Malik Kafur's southern campaigns · Kafur led campaigns for Alauddin against major Deccan and southern kingdoms.
- Delhi siege by Mongols, 1303 · Mongols besieged Delhi during Alauddin's reign.
- Siri fortified city · Alauddin built Siri as a major fortified centre of Delhi.
- Sikandar-i-Sani title · Alauddin used the title meaning Second Alexander.
- Dagh troop check · Alauddin used horse branding to prevent fraudulent substitution.
- Chehra troop record · A descriptive roll identified soldiers presented for inspection.
- Cash-paid standing army · Alauddin maintained a large army paid in cash, supported by price controls.
- Khalifatullah title · Qutbuddin Mubarak Khalji used this title.
- Khalji end, 1320 · Khusrau Khan's brief rule ended when Ghazi Malik founded the Tughlaq dynasty.
UP inscription
- Balban at Garhmukteshwar · A mosque inscription names Balban as the deputy of the caliph.
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⚠️ Dagh means horse branding; chehra means a soldier description. Neither is a separate mansab rank.
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