Qutlugh Khwaja

Qutlugh Khwaja
Khan
Khan of Qara'unas in Afghanistan
Reignc.1298-1299/1300
PredecessorAbdullah
SuccessorTaraghai
BornChagatai Khanate
Diedc. 1299/1300
IssueDaud Khwaja
Military career
Conflicts
DynastyBorjigin
FatherDuwa

Qutlugh Khwaja, also transliterated Qutlugh Qocha[1] (Chagatai and Persian: قتلغ خواجه; died 1299/1300), was a son of Duwa, the Mongol khan of the Chagatai Khanate.[2] He became a chief of the Qara'unas in Afghanistan when his predecessor, Abdullah, was recalled by the Chagatai khan to Central Asia around 1298–1299. It seems that later Ilkhans allowed him to settle with his Qara'unas in Afghanistan, though they were struggling with each other.

He launched several attacks on both the Delhi Sultanate and the Ilkhanate. According to Rashid ad-Din, he was a threat to the Mamluks in Delhi. At the end of 1299, a larger force under Khwaja reached the very outskirts of Delhi, leading to the Battle of Kili. Sultan Alauddin Khalji led 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 from Delhi.

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Peter (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Grousset, René (1970). Empire of Steppes: A History of Central Asia. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-8135-1304-1.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Peter (2017). The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion. Yale University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-300-12533-7. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

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