He was sent for several expeditions to the south, first to devagiri 8 and warangal 10, and the second one deeper south to halebidu and madurai in 11. He was captured by the khilji armies during the conquest of gujarat in 1299 ce. By the time, no north indian ruler attempted to penetrate so far in the south india. Could you kindly quote what eraly says about alauddins infatuation with kafur on p. Alauddins courtier amir khusrau and the 14th century writer hamid qalandar suggest. The delhi sultanate from 1206 to 1526 goa pcs exam notes. After his death, there was a chaotic situation for the succession.
Download the book from rbsi archive rare book society of india. Alauddin khilji despatched malik kafur on an expedition to the south. However, the writings of the contemporary writer amir khusrau cast doubt on this claim. During 1011, the delhi sultanate ruler alauddin khalji sent an army led by malik kafur to. Latest political news,cricket updates and business news at the quint. Malik kafur was a eunuch slave who became a general in the army of alauddin khilji, ruler of the delhi sultanate from 1296 to 16 a. He was captured by alauddins general nusrat khan during the 1299 invasion of gujarat, and rose to prominence in the 0s. After subjugating the hoysalas, malik kafur invaded the pandya kingdom called mabar in muslim chronicles in presentday tamil nadu, taking advantage of a war of succession between the pandya brothers vira and. Thanks for accepting my edit and for verifying the part about eraly mentioning baranis accusation about kafur cutting off alauddin from others. That is the reason why malik kafur is sometimes called hazardinari. Pdf on jan 2, 20, manish karmwar and others published african diaspora. Malik kafur s military abilities meant that he was able to rise up in the khilji administration to the rank of a general.
Get latest news and updates, photos and videos on indian youth, politics, sports, entertainment, trendings, lifestyle and much more about youth at. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Full text of indian muslims who are they internet archive. Originally a hindu, malik kafur had converted to islam hence. Malik kafur died 16, also known as taj aldin izz aldawla, was a prominent eunuch slavegeneral of the delhi sultanate ruler alauddin khalji. There is a lot of thoughtful effort and smart editing in crafting this novel and there are. The defeated rulers were allowed to keep their throne provided they paid a tribute. Malik kafurs invasion of the pandya kingdom wikipedia. Malik kafur was responsible for the conquest of the south. Khalji territory dark green after annexation of the sevuna yadava kingdom of devagiri, showing capital delhi. The quint coronavirus news, latest news, breaking news. In this story, we have the buried treasure of malik kafur, the plundering. Ibn batuta, the muslim travellercumchronicler who accompanied malik kafur on this.
Malik kafur was the slave general of sultan alauddin khilji who had won for him the deccan territories of warangal, devgiri, madura and. During 1011, the delhi sultanate ruler alauddin khalji sent an army led by malik kafur to the southernmost kingdoms of india. At first glance, the odd pages may not interest you and you may put kaval kottam aside for later reading. James bruce was a scottish traveller and travel writer who spent. Alauddin was very much impressed by the personality of malik kafur and within less than ten years he was given the rank of naib kafur also took up the title of malik tajul malik kafuri. Another writer says that the king of ceylon, who had.
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