Khilji Dynasty — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Alauddin Khilji's Revenue Reforms (Measurement System & Direct Collection)

c. 1300 CE

This policy marked a radical departure from previous land revenue systems, which often relied on intermediaries and fixed tributes. By introducing the 'Biswa' as a unit of…

Alauddin Khilji's Market Control System (Price Fixation & Shahna-i-Mandi)

c. 1303-1316 CE

This was a highly innovative and draconian economic policy aimed at stabilizing prices of essential commodities in Delhi. Its primary goal was to enable soldiers, who received…

Malik Kafur's Southern Campaigns (Policy of Tribute, not Annexation)

1306-1311 CE

Alauddin Khilji's expeditions into South India, led by Malik Kafur, were militarily successful in extending the Sultanate's influence to the southernmost tip of the subcontinent.…