Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c10.17

c10.17

Moreover, the Rajput chiefs who fought against the Turks, also never ceased fighting among themselves. Their love of war needs no detailed recapitulation. The Turks themselves were not a united people. Iltutmish had to give bitter fight to the Jandars for getting the throne. His campaigns against Yaldoz and Qubaicha were not bloodless. Under him and Raziyah, Shias and Sunnis fought and were killed in thousands even in the mosques and streets of Delhi, and she lost the throne because of Muslim armed opposition. Jalaluddin Khalji ascended the throne after destroying the Ilbaris, and Alauddin also waded through blood to the throne.¹¹