Alauddin Khilji fixed the prices of commodities to maintain a large standing army at low costs.

While he served many, he is most famously associated with the court of Alauddin Khilji.

Amir Khusrau was a famous Sufi musician, poet, and scholar associated with the courts of several Sultans, most notably Alauddin Khilji.

Alauddin Khilji introduced these military reforms to prevent corruption and ensure the quality of cavalry.

Malik Kafur, also known as 'Hazar Dinari', led successful campaigns into the Deccan, defeating the Yadavas, Kakatiyas, Hoysalas, and Pandyas.

Alauddin Khilji had ambitions of world conquest and inscribed the title 'Sikandar-i-Sani' on his coins.

Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khilji founded the Khilji dynasty in 1290 AD after overthrowing the last Slave dynasty ruler.

Balban, who was originally a member of the Forty, destroyed their power to consolidate his own authority as Sultan.

Iltutmish organized a corps of forty powerful Turkish nobles, known as Turkan-i-Chahalgani or Chalisa, to assist in administration.

Balban introduced these customs to demonstrate the superior status of the Sultan as the 'Shadow of God' (Zill-e-Illahi).