Almas Beg, better known by his title Ulugh Khan, was a brother and a general of the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji.
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16 Facts About Ulugh Khan
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Ulugh Khan played an important role in Alauddin's ascension to the throne of Delhi in 1296.
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Ulugh Khan lured the former Sultan Jalaluddin to Kara, where Alauddin assassinated Jalaluddin.
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Ulugh Khan successfully besieged Multan, and subjugated the surviving members of Jalaluddin's family.
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In 1298, Ulugh Khan repulsed a Mongol invasion from the Chagatai Khanate, which greatly increased Alauddin's prestige.
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The next year, he and Nusrat Khan raided the wealthy province of Gujarat, obtaining a huge amount of wealth for Alauddin's treasury.
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Ulugh Khan led the reinforcement unit in the Battle of Kili against the Mongols, and held command in the initial phases of the Siege of Ranthambore.
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Ulugh Khan died a few months after the Ranthambore campaign ended, although a fictional account in Amir Khusrau's Ashiqa suggests that he led Alauddin's forces in the later years.
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Ulugh Khan assured Jalaluddin that Alauddin was loyal to him, and convinced him to visit Kara and meet Alauddin, saying that Alauddin would commit suicide out of guilt if Jalaluddin didn't pardon him personally.
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Ulugh Khan was an able general, and played an important role in Alauddin's military conquests.
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Ulugh Khan received them with dignity, and promised not to harm them.
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Ulugh Khan, who was in a lavatory at the time of the attack, escaped to Nusrat Khan's tent, where the loyal soldiers assembled and forced the rebels to retreat.
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Ulugh Khan, who was the governor of Bayana near Ranthambore, urged Hammira to kill these fugitives as a friendly ruler or face an invasion.
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Ulugh Khan assembled a large army, but died a few months later.
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The 18th century text Mirat-i-Ahmadi claims that Ulugh Khan governed Gujarat for 20 years, and was later executed as a result of a conspiracy by Malik Kafur.
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