Ala-ul Mulk: A Political Genius and Confidant of Alauddin Khalji
Syed Bashir Hasan
Dr. Syed Bashir Hasan, Associate Professor, Department of History, Centre of Advanced Study, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P), India.
Manuscript received on 26 February 2022 | Revised Manuscript received on 07 March 2022 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 March 2022 | Manuscript published on 30 March 2022 | PP: 5-8 | Volume-1 Issue-3, March 2022 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijssl.C1054032323 | DOI: 10.54105/ijssl.C1054.031322
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Abstract: Alauddin Khalji had usurped power with the help of his friends and confidants. Besides Ulugh Khan (brother of Alauddin Khalji), Zafar Khan Nusrat Khan and Alp Khan, he had Malik Ala-ulMulk a very trusted person, in his confidential circle. He was posted with Alauddin Khalji during his governorship of Kara. This officer of Alauddin misled Sultan Jalaluddin Khalji by his fabricated reports when Alauddin Khalji took a bold action of proceeding on an expedition to Devagiri without obtaining permission of the Sultan. From his Kara days till his death, Ala-ul Mulk remained a confidant of Alauddin Khalji and gave him his sincere advices whenever the Sultan asked for. He was an officer who always spoke fearlessly while giving his sincere advices even against the wishes of the Sultan. His sincerity and truthfulness was truly acknowledged by the Sultan.
Keywords: Delhi Sultanate, Khalji, Kotwal, Administration, Religion, Nobility.
Scope of the Article: History