Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Alauddin Khalji

13th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 2nd from the Khalji dynasty (1266-1316)

Alauddin Khalji is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1221 and 1308: 3 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day India. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,315 km apart end to end, 463 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasions and conquests (2), Mongol invasions of India (1).

Alauddin Khilji's conquest of RanthamboreMongol invasions of IndiaBattle of KiliSiege of ChittorgarhMongol invasion of India, 1303Siege of SiwanaMongol invasions of IndiaBattle of KiliSiege of ChittorgarhMongol invasion of India, 1303Siege of SiwanaKarachiAhmedabadKanpurJaipurBhopalHyderabadVaranasiLucknowIndoreVadodara500 km25.431N, 74.824E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1220s: 1 engagements1290s: 1 engagements1300s: 4 engagements4 in 1300s1220s1300s
6 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Mongol invasions of India, 1221Battle of Kili, 1299Alauddin Khilji's conquest of Ranthambore, 1301Siege of Chittorgarh, 1303Mongol invasion of India, 1303, 1303Siege of Siwana, 130812211308
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1221Mongol invasions of IndiaIndian subcontinent, IndiaDelhi Sultanate victory
1299Battle of KiliKili Island, India717 km NDelhi Sultanate victory
10 July 1301Alauddin Khilji's conquest of RanthamboreRanthambore Fort, India303 km SKhalji victory
1303Siege of ChittorgarhChittorgarh Fort, India221 km SWKhalji victory
1303Mongol invasion of India, 1303Old Delhi, India491 km NEDelhi Sultanate victory
1308Siege of SiwanaSiwana, India583 km SWKhalji victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.