Mubarak Khan
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Mubarak Khan also Mubarak Khilji (died 1320 AD) (son of Alauddin Khilji
) named himself regent
of Khilji Dynasty
after escaping an assassination
attempt on him by Malik Kafur
, once his father's trusted general. After Malik Khafur was murdered for his act by Khilji's bodyguards, Mubarak took the throne
.
Mubarak ruled from 1316 - 1320
Mubarak's rule was generally described by historians as repulsive and embarrassing and he was considered as an insult to the throne. Large parts of his life were spent with concubines in the confines of the pleasures of his palace. He fell in love with a slave named Kusru Khan with whom he was reported to have developed homosexual relationship.
Eventually he was murdered by Kusru Khan in 1321 AD which marked the beginning of the end of Khilji Dynasty paving the way for the Thuqlaq dynasty to establish control over sultanate of Delhi and much of northern India
.
Alauddin Khilji
Ali Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...
) named himself regent
Regent
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of Khilji Dynasty
Khilji dynasty
The Khilji Sultanate was a dynasty of Turko-Afghan Khalaj origin who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320. They were the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India...
after escaping an assassination
Assassination
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attempt on him by Malik Kafur
Malik Kafur
Malik Kafur, General , or Chand Ram as his name was originally, was a slave who became a head general in the army of Alauddin Khilji, ruler of the Delhi sultanate from 1296 to 1316 AD. He was originally seized by Alauddin's army after the army conquered the city of Khambhat...
, once his father's trusted general. After Malik Khafur was murdered for his act by Khilji's bodyguards, Mubarak took the throne
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
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Mubarak ruled from 1316 - 1320
Mubarak's rule was generally described by historians as repulsive and embarrassing and he was considered as an insult to the throne. Large parts of his life were spent with concubines in the confines of the pleasures of his palace. He fell in love with a slave named Kusru Khan with whom he was reported to have developed homosexual relationship.
Eventually he was murdered by Kusru Khan in 1321 AD which marked the beginning of the end of Khilji Dynasty paving the way for the Thuqlaq dynasty to establish control over sultanate of Delhi and much of northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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