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Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa

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In the ensuing battle, the Delhi army emerged victorious. Khusrau states that the battlefield was "bloody with mud" as far as the human eye could see. Goga's horse was caught in a
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cities. Ayn al-Mulk sent a detailed record of his success to Delhi, where a week-long celebration was held and sweets were distributed among public for the entire week.
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in the Delhi chronicles), where he was killed. The Delhi army captured the fort on 23 November 1305, and Alauddin assigned it to Ayn al-Mulk. An inscription from
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indicates that the Paramara dynasty survived in the north-eastern part of Malwa in 1310. However, this area had also come under the Delhi Sultanate rule by the
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region in central India. By 1305, nearly all the Indian rulers to the north of Malwa had acknowledged Alauddin's suzerainty. The Paramara king
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as the governor of Malwa. After consolidating his power in Malwa, Ayn al-Mulk besieged Mandu and killed Mahalakadeva.
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In 1305, Alauddin sent a cavalry to capture Malwa. It is not clear who commanded this army, but he might have been
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in central India. The Delhi army defeated and killed the powerful Paramara minister Goga, while the Paramara king
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Banarsi Prasad Saksena (1992) . "The Khaljis: Alauddin Khalji". In Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (ed.).
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Alauddin appointed Ayn al-Mulk as the governor of Malwa. Ayn al-Mulk raided the former Paramara capital
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According to Khusrau, the Malwa army commanded by Goga comprised a 30,000-40,000 strong
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After the establishment of peace in a large part of Malwa, Ayn al-Mulk marched to
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Index

Malwa
Delhi Sultanate
Paramara

Delhi Sultanate
Paramara dynasty
Alauddin Khalji
Ayn al-Mulk Multani
Mahalakadeva


Delhi Sultanate
Alauddin Khalji
Paramara
Malwa
Mahalakadeva
Mandu
Ayn al-Mulk Multani
Paramara dynasty
Malwa
Mahalakadeva
Ayn al-Mulk Multani
Amir Khusrau
cavalry
infantry
mire
Dhara
Dhar iron pillar
Ujjain
Dhar

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