Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c7.12

c7.12

In the Khalji dynasty⁴ (1290-1320) Jalāl-ud-dīn was a man of great literary tastes, but not so Alā-ud-dīn, who not only showed no favour to learned men but confiscated the endowments which had been given for their support by his predecessors. By this time, however, Delhi had become a great centre of learning, and continued to be so in spite of the discouraging policy of Alā-ud-dīn. The endowments were restored by his successor, who was in other ways a worthless character.