Khilji Sultans of Delhi

The Khilji (more correctly Khalji) people were Turks by origin. The fact of their Turkish origin is supported by Seljuqnama, Tarikh-i-Guzida and other sources. According to the author of Seljuqnama, Turk, the son of Yafis, had eleven sons, one of whom was Khalj. Fakhr-i-Mudabbir (c.1229 AD) who made special inquiries about the genealogies and ethnic … Read more