Khusro Khan
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Khusro Khan was a medieval Indian military leader, and ruler of Delhi
, as Sultan Nasir-ud-din, for a short period of time. He was a native of the Bawariya region of Saurashtra in Gujarat.
sent an army to plunder Gujarat, under the command of Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan. They first captured Patan
by defeating the last Hindu
ruler Karan Vaghela.
After that, the army of Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan reached the Somanath temple in Saurashtra. No army was there to resist them; later they fought with Hamirji Gohil of the Lathi
State and his friend Vegado Bhil, who were both killed in a battle near the Somanath temple.
Khusro Khan, whose original name is not known was also fighting along with Vegada Bhil and Hamirji Gohil. Before his death at Somanath, Vegado Bhil ordered Khusro Khan to escape and to take revenge with Alauddin Khilji
.
He was captured, converted to Islam and enslaved. Known as Hasan he was subsequently given the title Khusrau Khan by Mubarak. As a favorite of Mubarak, he led armies to the south.
of Piram also met with Khusro Khan. At that time, Khusro Khan also advised Mokhadaji Gohil to fight against Delhi Sultanate
.
Khusro Khan
got Allauddin Khilji killed by his friend Jahiriya.
In 1320 Khusro Khan managed to kill Alauddin Khilji’s son, Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah
, ending the Khilji dynasty
. He captured the throne of Delhi for short period of four months, after which he was defeated by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
, who founded the Tughlaq dynasty
in 1320 in Delhi.
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, as Sultan Nasir-ud-din, for a short period of time. He was a native of the Bawariya region of Saurashtra in Gujarat.
Capture and enslavement
In 1297, Alauddin KhiljiAlauddin Khilji
Ali Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...
sent an army to plunder Gujarat, under the command of Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan. They first captured Patan
Patan, Gujarat
Patan was a capital of Gujarat in medieval times. It is the administrative seat of Patan District in the Indian state of Gujarat and administered by municipality. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as few mosques, dargahs and rojas...
by defeating the last Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
ruler Karan Vaghela.
After that, the army of Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan reached the Somanath temple in Saurashtra. No army was there to resist them; later they fought with Hamirji Gohil of the Lathi
Lathi, Gujarat
Lathi is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Lathi is located at . It has an average elevation of 141 metres .-Demographics:...
State and his friend Vegado Bhil, who were both killed in a battle near the Somanath temple.
Khusro Khan, whose original name is not known was also fighting along with Vegada Bhil and Hamirji Gohil. Before his death at Somanath, Vegado Bhil ordered Khusro Khan to escape and to take revenge with Alauddin Khilji
Alauddin Khilji
Ali Gurshap Khan better known by his titular name as Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India.He was a well and capable ruler. He belonged to the Afghanized Turkic tribe of the Khiljis...
.
He was captured, converted to Islam and enslaved. Known as Hasan he was subsequently given the title Khusrau Khan by Mubarak. As a favorite of Mubarak, he led armies to the south.
Capturing the throne
It is said that Mokhadaji GohilMokhadaji Gohil
Mokhadaji Gohil was a Rajput ruler of Ghogha, near Bhavnagar in Gujarat during the mid 14th century. He was a descendant of Sejakaji Gohil of Khergadh who migrated to Saurashtra during early 13th century...
of Piram also met with Khusro Khan. At that time, Khusro Khan also advised Mokhadaji Gohil to fight against Delhi Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, of Turkic origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty...
.
Khusro Khan
Khusro Khan
Khusro Khan was a medieval Indian military leader, and ruler of Delhi, as Sultan Nasir-ud-din, for a short period of time. He was a native of the Bawariya region of Saurashtra in Gujarat.-Capture and enslavement:...
got Allauddin Khilji killed by his friend Jahiriya.
In 1320 Khusro Khan managed to kill Alauddin Khilji’s son, Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah
Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah
Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah Khilji was the third and last ruler of the Khilji dynasty in Sultanate of Delhi, India. Qutb-ud-din Khilji was the son and successor of Alauddin Khilji....
, ending the Khilji dynasty
Khilji dynasty
The Khilji Sultanate was a dynasty of Turko-Afghan Khalaj origin who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320. They were the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India...
. He captured the throne of Delhi for short period of four months, after which he was defeated by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq , real name Ghazi Malik was the founder and first ruler of the Turkic Muslim Tughluq dynasty in India, who reigned over Sultanate of Delhi . He has been the founder of the third city of Delhi called Tughluqabad.Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq was in origin a poor Qarauna who took...
, who founded the Tughlaq dynasty
Tughlaq dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty of north India started in 1321 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The Tughluqs were a Muslim family of Turkic origin...
in 1320 in Delhi.
Religion
He was a Dalit (Parwari-Mahar) caste from Gujrat. He converted to Islam from Hinduism at the time of his capture. He was a untouchable in his own religion, but became a first Hindu to sit on the throne of Delhi. It is clear from the writing of Muslim chroniclers that Khusrau Khan had converted back to Hinduism. That the occasion of Sultan Nasir-ud-din’s accession to the throne of Delhi was a moment of joy for the despairing Hindus in the North is given by the following passage:- “In those dreadful days the infidel rites of the Hindus were highly exalted, the dignity and the importance of the Parwárís were increased, and through all the territory of Islám the Hindus rejoiced greatly, boasting that Dehlí had once more come under Hindu rule, and that the Musulmáns had been driven away and dispersed”. (BaranīBaraniA Barani can refer to:*Ziauddin Barani a medieval Indian Muslim historian* Barani - an acrobatic flip used in gymnastics and martial arts...
)