Khalji dynasty
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The Khalji dynasty was a Turkic Muslim ruling family that controlled the Delhi Sultanate in northern India from 1290 to 1320, noted for its military expansion under Alauddin Khalji and significant administrative and economic reforms.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khalji dynasty canonical | 20 |
| Khalji dynasty of Delhi | 2 |
| Khalji dynasty of Malwa | 2 |
| Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khalji | 1 |
| Khalji | 1 |
| Khalji house of the Delhi Sultanate | 1 |
| Khilji dynasty | 1 |
| Turko-Afghan (Khalji) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547310 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Khalji dynasty Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, hasPart, Khalji dynasty]
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Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
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Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
The Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was the first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate, founded by former slave-soldiers and marking the beginning of Muslim rule in northern India in the 13th century.
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Mughal dynasty
The Mughal dynasty was a powerful early modern imperial dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, renowned for its centralized administration, cultural synthesis, and monumental architecture such as the Taj Mahal.
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Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khalji dynasty Target entity description: The Khalji dynasty was a Turkic Muslim ruling family that controlled the Delhi Sultanate in northern India from 1290 to 1320, noted for its military expansion under Alauddin Khalji and significant administrative and economic reforms.
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A.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a series of medieval Muslim dynasties that ruled much of northern India from the 13th to the 16th century, laying important political and cultural foundations later built upon by the Mughal Empire.
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B.
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
The Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was the first ruling house of the Delhi Sultanate, founded by former slave-soldiers and marking the beginning of Muslim rule in northern India in the 13th century.
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C.
Mughal dynasty
The Mughal dynasty was a powerful early modern imperial dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century, renowned for its centralized administration, cultural synthesis, and monumental architecture such as the Taj Mahal.
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D.
Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim dynasty
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ ruling family ⓘ |
| administrativePolicy | strengthening of central authority ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| country | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| currencyReform | introduction of standard coinage ⓘ |
| declineCause |
court intrigues and factionalism
ⓘ
weak successors after Alauddin Khalji ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
rationing and price ceilings
ⓘ
state control of grain markets ⓘ |
| endTime | 1320 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Turkic ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early 14th century
ⓘ
Late 13th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
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defence against Mongol invasions ⓘ economic reforms ⓘ land revenue reforms ⓘ market control policies ⓘ military expansion ⓘ price control system ⓘ |
| language |
Persian
ⓘ
Turkic languages ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
medieval India
ⓘ
surface form:
Medieval India
|
| militaryCampaign |
conquest of Chittor
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conquest of Ranthambore ⓘ expeditions to Devagiri ⓘ expeditions to Dwarasamudra ⓘ expeditions to Warangal ⓘ |
| militaryPolicy |
cash payment to soldiers
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large standing army ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assassination of Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
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overthrow of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ rise of Alauddin Khalji to power ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Alauddin Khalji
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Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji ⓘ Mubarak Shah Khalji ⓘ
surface form:
Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah
|
| partOf | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1290 ⓘ |
| successor | Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Deccan Plateau
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surface form:
Deccan
Gujarat ⓘ Malwa ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ |
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Subject: Khalji dynasty Description of subject: The Khalji dynasty was a Turkic Muslim ruling family that controlled the Delhi Sultanate in northern India from 1290 to 1320, noted for its military expansion under Alauddin Khalji and significant administrative and economic reforms.
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