| Who is it? | Ruler |
| Birth Year | 1266 |
| Birth Place | Qalat, Zabul Province, Indian |
| Age | 753 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | 4 January 1316\nDelhi, India |
| Reign | 19 July 1296–4 January 1316 |
| Coronation | 21 October 1296 |
| Predecessor | Malik Chajju |
| Successor | ʿAlāʾ ul-Mulk |
| Tenure | c. 1290–1291 |
| Burial | Tomb of Alauddin Khalji, Delhi |
| Spouse | Malika-i-Jahan (daughter of Jalaluddin) Mahru (sister of Alp Khan) Kamaladevi (ex-wife of Karna) Jhatyapali (daughter of Ramachandra) |
| Issue | Khizr Khan Shadi Khan Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah Shihab-ud-din Omar |
| Regnal name | Regnal name Alauddunya wad Din Muhammad Shah-us Sultan Alauddunya wad Din Muhammad Shah-us Sultan |
| House | Khalji |
| Father | Shihabuddin Mas'ud |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Alauddin Khilji, also known as the ruler in Indian history, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. Khilji, who reigned as the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in the Delhi Sultanate, is remembered for his military conquests and administrative reforms. His reign was characterized by economic prosperity, with extensive trade and revenue collections resulting in significant wealth. However, it is essential to note that estimating the net worth of historical figures can be challenging due to limited records and varying economic contexts.
Alauddin Khalji's taxation system was probably the one institution from his reign that lasted the longest, surviving indeed into the nineteenth or even the twentieth century. From now on, the land tax (kharaj or mal) became the principal form in which the peasant's surplus was expropriated by the ruling class.
— The Cambridge Economic History of India: c.1200-c.1750,
Alauddin maintained a large standing army, which included 475,000 horseman according to the 16th-century chronicler Firishta. He managed to raise such a large army by paying relatively low salaries to his Soldiers, and introduced market price controls to ensure that the low salaries were acceptable to his Soldiers. Although he was opposed to grant lands to his generals and Soldiers, he generously rewarded them after successful campaigns, especially those in Deccan.
Although Islam bans alcoholic drinks, drinking was Common among the Muslim royals and nobles of the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century, and Alauddin himself was a heavy drinker. As part of his measures to prevent rebellions, Alauddin imposed prohibition, because he believed that the rampant use of alcoholic drinks enabled people to assemble, lose their senses and think of rebellion. According to Isami, Alauddin banned alcohol, after a noble condemned him for merrymaking when his subjects were suffering from a famine. However, this account appears to be hearsay.
At times, he exploited Muslim fanaticism against Hindu chiefs and the treatment of the zimmis. Persian Historian Wassaf states that he sent an expedition against Gujarat as a holy war and it was not motivated by "lust of conquest". The masnavi Deval Devi—Khizr Khan by Amir Khusrau states that Gujarat was only annexed in the second invasion which took place seven years after the first one, implying the first was merely a plundering raid. At Khambhat, it is said that the citizens were caught by surprise. The Muslims began to kill and slaughter, on the right and on the left, unmercifully and blood flowed in torrents." Wassaf states that "The Muhammadan forces began to kill and slaughter on the right and on the left unmercifully, throughout the impure land, for the sake of Islam, and blood flowed in torrents."
