[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950) › c19.s7.1 # The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. c19.s7.1 The Sultanate of Delhi, 711–1526 A.D. c19.s7.1 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950.c19.s7.1) Ala-ud-din’s last days were clouded with trouble and disappointment. Owing to hard work and excessive indulgence, his health was undermined and he was obliged to take to his bed. His wife and sons neglected him altogether and his malady was still further aggravated. The queen, who had been neglected by her husband, enjoyed herself with festivities in the palace, while Khizr Khan, his eldest son, could not spare time from his pleasures. The disappointed Sultan, therefore, summoned Malik Kafur from the Dakhin and Alp Khan from Gujarat and complained to them about the treatment of his wife and sons. Kafur, perceiving that the Sultan’s end was near, hatched a conspiracy of putting away his rivals from his path of ambition and to seize the throne for himself. He made Ala-ud-din believe that Khizr Khan, the queen and Alp Khan had entered into a plot to take his life. Khizr Khan, therefore, was sent to the prison fortress of Gwalior and the queen was imprisoned in old Delhi. Alp Khan was put to death. The result of these tyrannical measures was very bad. Alp Khan’s troops rose in rebellion in Gujarat. The Rana of Chittor drove away the Muslim garrison and reoccupied his capital. Harapala Deva, the successor of Shankar Deva in Devagiri, declared himself independent and banished the Turkish garrison from his country. The news of these rebellions aggravated Ala-ud-din’s disorder and he died on 2nd January, 1316. - [Previous: c19.s6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950.c19.s6.6) - [Next: c19.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950.c19.s7.2) - [Up: c19.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950.c19.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950.c19.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.srivastava-1950.c19.s7.1) · Pramāṇa