Qutlugh Khwaja

Qutlugh Khwaja(d. 1299/1300) was a son ofDuwa,theMongolkhan ofChagatai Khanate,a division of theMongol Empire.^[1]He became a chief of theQara'unasinAfghanistanafter Abdullah was recalled by the Khan toCentral Asiain around 1298–1299. It seems that laterIlkhansallowed him to settle with his Qaranaus in Afghanistan, though they were struggling with each other.

He launched several attacks on both theDelhi SultanateandIlkhanate.According to Rashid ad-Din, he was a threat toMamluksin Delhi. In the end of 1299, a larger force under Khwaja reached the very outskirts of Delhi, leading to theBattle of Kili.SultanAlauddin Khaljiled his entire army to give battle to the Mongols — he engaged the Mongol center while his left wing broke the Mongol formation opposite them and penetrated into their rear lines. This created panic in the rest of the army and the Mongols retreated fromDelhi.

Qutlugh Khwaja was mortally wounded during his return from India in 1299–1300. He was succeeded by his lieutenant Taraghai (Targhi), and then It-qul. After It-qul, Qutlugh Khwaja's son Daud Khwaja inherited his realm and soldiers.^[2]

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^Grousset, René (1970).The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia.New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. pp.339.ISBN 978-0-8135-1304-1.
^Peter Jackson (2017).The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion.Yale University Press. p. 198.ISBN 978-0-300-12533-7.

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René GroussetEmpire of Steppes,Rutgers Univ Pr, New Jersey, USA, 1988ISBN 0-8135-1304-9

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