Khilji
Noun
Meaning
Khilji pl (plural only)
Alternative form of Ghilji
Examples
In the 14th century, Rani Padmini, the queen of Chittor, led all the royal ladies and their children to jump into a bonfire in order to protect themselves from the Sultan, Khilji of Delhi’s lustful army.
When Jalaluddin Khilji wrought havoc, he wrote, “A cry rose from the temples as if a second Mahmud had taken birth.”
He was defeated and overthrown by the superior forces of Allauddin Khilji from Delhi in 1297.