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Sultan Ala od-Din Khilji captured the strategic and heavily fortified city of Chittorgarh
Compiled by: Syed Ali Shahbaz
On August 26 in 1303 AD, Sultan Ala od-Din Khilji of the Delhi Sultanate captured the strategic and heavily fortified city of Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, thereby breaking the power of the Rajputs and consolidating Turkic rule in the Subcontinent.
He subsequently enlarged his empire by conquering most of the Deccan or southern India which had so far not been subjugated by the Turkic Muslims. It is interesting to note that till this day the Hindus in their local languages in south India use the word “Turka” for all Muslims.
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