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Q71 (CDS-II/2007) History & Culture › Medieval India › Medieval political chronology Answer Verified

Malik Kafur was whose General?

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Malik Kafur, also known as Taj al-Din Izz al-Dawla, was a prominent slave-general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji [t2][t6]. Originally a Hindu slave captured during the 1299 invasion of Gujarat by Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan, he was purchased for a thousand dinars, earning him the moniker 'Hazardinari' [t5][t6]. Kafur rose rapidly through the ranks due to his military prowess and became Alauddin's most trusted confidant and commander [c1][t10]. He is best known for leading the Sultanate's successful southern campaigns into the Deccan, subjugating kingdoms such as the Yadavas of Devagiri, the Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra, and the Pandyas of Madurai [t5][t6][t10]. Following Alauddin's death, Kafur briefly acted as a regent and assumed authority over the government before being assassinated by rival nobles [c1][t6].

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  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 10: Advent of Arabs and Turks > Ala-ud-din's Successors > p. 144
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Kafur
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