Saturday 11 November 2017

Gujarat's First Muslim Ruler Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji (Part 1)

                           Gujarat's first Muslim ruler Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji became Delhi Sultan by killing his uncle Sultan Jalaluddin Khilji in 1296 AD.On the 1st day of Ramzan month in 1296 AD Alauddin Khilji killed his uncle & father in law Sultan Jalaluddin who brought up him as his son at Kada.Sultan Alauddin Khilji was very cruel.He killed his father like uncle Jalaluddin by beheading & exhibit his head on a spear in Avadh area.Delhi Sultan Jalaluddin brought up his nephew Alauddin as his son & wedded his daughter with him who killed Jalaluddin by treachery in 1296AD.Alauddin Khilji became Delhi Sultan in 1296 AD.He made late Sultan Jalaluddin's family members, sons & grandsons blind & then killed them.
                            Gujarats 1st Muslim ruler Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji introduced reforms by imposing ban on liquor & gambling & forced land requisition.13th century Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji acquired all types of private land owned by citizens,Amirs,Jamindar,temples & Wakf.Delhi Sultan banned liqour & night dinner parties.He punished violators with death penalty by burring them in land pit alive.Sultan Alauddin was very cruel.He tried to make Hindus poor by imposing highly excess taxes & land revenue onthem & collected it by force.In rule of 13 century Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji Hindus were tortured most .His tyranny,terror & torture were narrated by historian Ziauddin Barani (1285-1357).He was historian in Delhi Sultnat time. He was of aristocratic family. His father & elders were high government officials.
                            Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji was one of most cruel ruler in Indian history.He killed thousands of innocent men,women,children,freinds & relatives.Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji was so cruel that he killed 30000 neo Muslim including old,women,children merely on suspicion of their loyalty.13th century proud Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji believed that he could found new religion like Prophet Hzrat Muhammad Paygambar with help of his four friends.

Written by Bipin Thanky
( Tweets from my twitter handle @GujaratHistory )

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