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Alp Khan - Wikipedia

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Alp Khan (died late 1315 or early 1316) was a general and brother-in-law of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji. He served as Alauddin's governor of Gujarat, and held considerable influence at the royal court of Delhi during the last years of Alauddin's life. He was executed on the charges of conspiring to kill Alauddin, possibly because of a conspiracy by Malik Kafur.

Early life

Alp Khan was originally named Junaid,^[1] and was later called Malik Sanjar. He appears to have come from a family of Khalji chiefs.^[1] According to Isami, Alauddin had brought him up as a child.^[2]

Upon becoming the Sultan of Delhi in 1296, Alauddin gave him the title Alp Khan ("Powerful Khan").^[3] Alp Khan's sister (named Mahru, according to the 16th-17th century chronicler Haji-ud-Dabir^[4]) married Alauddin: Khizr Khan was the issue of this marriage.^[1]

Career

Alauddin appointed Alp Khan as Amir-i-Majlis (chief of protocol), and granted him the iqta' of Multan. In c. 1310, Alauddin granted Alp Khan the iqta' of Gujarat.^[2] The Jain works praise Alp Khan for allowing reconstruction of the shrines destroyed by the Muslim conquerors.^[1] Kakka Suri's Nabhi-nandana-jinoddhara-prabandha records the Shatrunjaya temple renovation permitted by him.^[5]

In 1308, Alauddin ordered Alp Khan to support Malik Kafur during the invasion of Devagiri. Alp Khan's forces invaded Baglana, where the Vaghela king Karna had been given a principality by the Devagiri ruler Ramachandra. Alp Khan's soldiers were unable to apprehend Karna, but managed to capture Karna's daughter Devaladevi. Alp Khan sent her to Delhi, where she was married to his nephew Khizr Khan.^[6]^[7]

Death

Alp Khan's daughters married Alauddin's sons Khizr Khan and Shadi Khan.^[8] As the maternal uncle and the father-in-law of the heir apparent Khizr Khan, Alp Khan held considerable influence at the Delhi court, especially during the last years of Alauddin's life. In 1315, when Alauddin suffered from a serious illness, Alp allegedly vied with Alauddin's slave-viceroy Malik Kafur for control of power.^[1] Kafur convinced Alauddin to sanction the murder of Alp Khan. It was alleged that Alp Khan, his sister and Khizr Khan had conspired to poison Alauddin in order to make Khizr Khan the new king. However, this might have been Kafur's propaganda.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Iqtidar Alam Khan 2008, p. 24.
^ ^a ^b Peter Jackson 2003, p. 171.
^ Sunil Kumar 2013, p. 61.
^ Kishori Saran Lal 1950, p. 42.
^ John Cort 2010, pp. 213–214.
^ Kishori Saran Lal 1950, pp. 190–191.
^ Banarsi Prasad Saksena 1992, pp. 402–403.
^ ^a ^b Peter Jackson 2003, p. 176.

Bibliography

Banarsi Prasad Saksena (1992) [1970]. "The Khaljis: Alauddin Khalji". In Mohammad Habib and K. A. Nizami (ed.). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526). Vol. 5 (Second ed.). The Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. OCLC 31870180.
Iqtidar Alam Khan (2008). Historical Dictionary of Medieval India. Scarecrow. ISBN 9780810864016.
John Cort (2010). Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-045257-5.
Kishori Saran Lal (1950). History of the Khaljis (1290-1320). Allahabad: The Indian Press. OCLC 685167335.
Peter Jackson (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
Sunil Kumar (2013). "The Ignored Elites: Turks, Mongols and a Persian Secretarial Class in the Early Delhi Sultanate". In Richard Eaton (ed.). Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-03428-0.

v t e Alauddin Khalji of Delhi Sultanate
Generals and officers	Alp Khan Ayn al-Mulk Multani Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq Kamal al-Din Gurg Malik Kafur Nusrat Khan Ulugh Khan Zafar Khan
Tributaries	Ramachandra (Yadava) Prataparudra II (Kakatiya) Ballala III (Hoysala)
Northern campaigns	Bhilsa (1293) Multan (1296) Gujarat (1299 and 1304) Ranthambore (1301) Chittor (1303) Malwa (1305) Siwana (1308) Jalore (1311)
Southern campaigns	Devagiri (1296) Devagiri (1308) Warangal (1302-1303 and 1310) Dwarasamudra (1311) Pandya kingdom (1311)
Conflicts with Mongols	Jaran-Manjur (1298) Sivistan (1298) Kili (1299) Delhi (1303) Amroha (1305) Ravi riverbank (1306)
Miscellaneous	Rebellions against Alauddin Revenue reforms Market reforms Massacre of Mongols Rani Padmini Alai Darwaza Chanderi inscription Nabhi-nandana-jinoddhara-prabandha Amir Khusrow Thakkar Pheru
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