Jalaluddin Khilji founds Khilji dynasty in Delhi

1290

A seventy-year-old Afghan general overthrew the last Mamluk sultan of Delhi and installed his own line. The Khaljis would push the Sultanate deeper into the Deccan than any previous Turkish dynasty, incorporating Hindu kingdoms and deserts alike into their tribute network. The dynasty's brief but explosive reign brought nearly all of the Indian subcontinent under nominal Delhi rule for the first time in history.