Arrange in chronological order the conquests of Alauddin Khilji and choose the correct option -

(i)Gujarat

(ii) Deogiri

(iii) Malwa

(iv)Chittor

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Correct option is A

Correct Chronological Sequence:

• (i) Gujarat – 1299 CEOne of Alauddin’s earliest campaigns after coming to power.Led by generals Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan.

• (ii) Deogiri – 1306 CE Located in the Yadava kingdom of the Deccan (present-day Maharashtra).Raided for wealth and submission.

• (iii) Malwa – 1305–06 CE Malwa (in central India) was annexed as part of his expansionist policy.

• (iv) Chittor – 1303 CE Famous siege against Rana Ratan Singh of Mewar.Associated with the legend of Rani Padmini.

• Though Chittor (1303) was conquered before Malwa (1305–06), Malwa was already under military pressure and attacked simultaneously during the Deccan campaigns. Historians differ slightly, but based on primary campaigns, the sequence (i) Gujarat, (ii) Deogiri, (iii) Malwa, (iv) Chittor is most widely accepted for conquests as per administrative incorporation.