History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c6.27

c6.27

‘Alāuddīn entered the capital in triumph on the 22nd Zilhijjah 695 (20th October, 1296).¹⁵ The great nobles of the city, the justices of the peace, the custodians of the keys of the fort and other dignitaries of consequence, came out to wait upon him, “whereupon the earth assumed a totally different aspect.” The newly crowned king assumed the title of Abul Muẓaffar Sultān ‘Alāud-duniya-va-dīn Muḥammad Shāh Khaljī. He took up his residence in the Kaushak-i-Lāl or the crimson palace¹⁶ where sultan Ghayāṣuddīn Balban had formerly resided. According to the time honoured custom the khutbah was read and coins struck in ‘Alāuddīn’s name.