Khalji Revolution

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/khalji-revolution

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the year of political transformation?1290
2. What is the key leader of the revolution?Jalaluddin Khalji
3. Why did the Khalji Revolution happen?Because the previous rulers were weak and a child king was a puppet, so the Khalji group used the chance to take power.
4. How did Jalaluddin Khalji become sultan?He helped capture the child king, defeated the old nobles, and then became regent before officially taking the throne in June 1290.

Mamluk Dynasty: The first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, established by Turkic slave soldiers.
Turkic Nobility: The powerful aristocratic class of Turkic origin that held significant influence in the Mamluk Sultanate.
Turko-Afghan: Refers to people of mixed Turkic and Afghan heritage, who became prominent in the Delhi Sultanate after the Khalji Revolution.
Regent: A person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.