Iltutmish vs. Alauddin Khalji
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Iltutmish
1192 – 1236
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish was the third Sultan of Delhi from 1211 to 1236. He was from the Mamluk dynasty, who ruled the former Ghurid territories in northern India. He was the first Muslim sovereign to rule from Delhi, and is thus considered the effective founder of the Delhi Sultanate.
"“After he returned to the capital in the year AH 632 the Sultan led the hosts of Islam toward Malwah, and took the fortress and town of Bhilsan, and demolished …"
Alauddin Khalji
1266 – 1316
Alauddin Khalji was the Khalji dynasty Sultan of Delhi from 1296 until his death in 1316. Alauddin instituted a number of significant administrative changes in the Delhi Sultanate, related to revenues, price controls, and society. He also successfully fended off several Mongol invasions of India.
"'After five days, the royal canopy moved from Birdhul on Thursday, the 17th of Zi-l Ka'da, and arrived at Kham, and five days afterwards they arrived at the cit…"