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Malik Kafur (died 1316), was a slave who became a head general in the army of
Alauddin Khilji, ruler of the
Delhi sultanate from 1296 to 1316 AD. Kafur was originally seized by Alauddin's
army after the army conquered the city of
Khambhat.[SUP]
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[2][/SUP] Kafur was castrated and made a eunuch. A eunuch is a person with no gender. They are called Chakkas. Malik Kafur was also called Hazar Dinari as he was bought by Sultan Alauddin's general Nusrat Khan for a thousand dinars .Kafur rose quickly in the army. In 1305 Kafur defeated the
Mongols at the
Battle of Amroha and between 1309 and 1311, Malik Kafur led two campaigns in south India. The first against Warangal and other against Dwar Samudra, Mabar and Madurai. Kafur was made
malik naib, the senior commander of the army after its southern campaigns.[SUP]
[3][/SUP] In 1294 Kafur led the sultan's army against the capital city of the
Yadava kingdom,
Devagiri. Kafur led further invasions southward into the
Kakatiya dynasty, winning immense riches for the sultanate and sacking many Hindu temples.[SUP]
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The booty from
Warangal included the famous
Koh-i-Noor diamond.[SUP]
[6][/SUP] During the course of the attack he sacked and plundered many
Hindu temples including the famous Hoyasaleshwara temple in
Halebidu.
According to Muslim historian
Ziauddin Barani, Kafur came back to Delhi with 241 tonnes of gold, 20,000 horses and 612 elephants laden with the looted treasure.
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