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Alauddin Khilji: the greatest ruler of the Khilji Dynasy in ! Alauddin Khilji (d.o.b. unknown-1316) was the greatest ruler of the Khilji Dynasy in India. During his reign, he successfully invaded 6 territories, conquering all of these territories in Northern India. Khilji also conquered territories in Southern India as well. After all of the conquests of India, he took control of all of the nobility. Khilji died of edema. Alauddin Khilji was born in in 1266 CE, lived his entire life in the , and ruled as of Delhi from 1296 CE â“ 1316 CE. By any definition, he would have to be called an Indian monarch, not a foreign invader. As a ruler, he would prove himself to be one of Indiaâ™s greatest warrior kings and one of the worldâ™s great military geniuses. Khilji greatly expanded the empire that he inherited from his uncle, Sultan Jalaluddin Khilji, after killing him. Many of his conquests were of kingdoms ruled by Hindu kings, including Chittor, Devgiri, (from where he acquired the famous Kohinoor diamond), , Ranthambore, and the Hoysala and Pandya kingdoms. In 1299, the ruler sent an army to ransack the Gujarat region of India, which was ruled by the Vaghela king . The Delhi forces plundered several major cities of Gujarat, including Anahilavada (Patan), Khambhat, and Somnath. Karna was able to regain control of at least a part of his kingdom in the later years. However, in 1304, a second invasion by Alauddin's forces permanently ended the , and resulted in the annexation of Gujarat to the Delhi In 1305, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent an army to capture the Paramara kingdom of Malwa in central India. The Delhi army defeated and killed the powerful Paramara minister Goga, while the Paramara king Mahalakadeva took shelter in the Mandu fort. Alauddin appointed Ayn al-Mulk Multani as the governor of Malwa. After consolidating his power in Malwa, Ayn al-Mulk besieged Mandu and killed Mahalakadeva. The was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin, which ruled large parts of South Asia between 1290 and 1320. It was founded by Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji and became the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India. The dynasty is known for their faithlessness and ferocity, as well as their raids into the Hindu south and defending the Sultanate against the repeated Mongol invasions of India.