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Moraccan traveller Ebn Battuta, who visited the Indian patronised real talent. The famous Persian poet Amir
subcontinent around this time, says that Alauddin Khusrau was his court poet.
ruled almost the entire country for a brief period of Alauddin was a great administrator who initiated
time with Malik Kafur as his Vice regent (deputy). The many reforms which made the empire militarily and
armed forces defended the territory against foreign financially sound. Realising that he needed a large and
invasions. It maintained the political unity and continuous supply of wealth for his military
integrity of the country by severely dealing with those campaigns, he undertook many reforms.
who ever dared to rebel against the central
Land Revenue System
government. He secularised the state politics and
Revenue was collected on the basis of measurement
threw open the public services to the commoners
of the land. Special officers were appointed to collect
irrespective of their religion.
the revenue.
Market Reforms
AI Fact Technology Literacy Alauddin introduced a market control system

The architect of the future Artificial Intelligence (AI) can according to which the prices of all goods were fixed.
lead the way in preserving our distinct cultural heritage There were three markets— one for foodgrains,
for the next generations.
another for cloth and third one for slaves, animals and
cattle. People were strictly punished on any violation
Alauddin expanded the boundaries of the Delhi of rules and unauthorised competition.
Sultanate to as far as Madurai. His empire nearly Alauddin also controlled the prices of essential
matched the empire of Ashoka the Great. Though he commodities.
forbade banquets and parties by the nobles, he

Map showing the extent of Alauddin Khalji’s empire.

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