Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri

Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Devagiri
The Ruins of Devagiri fort
Date 1308 Location Devagiri Result Khalji victory
Belligerents
Seuna (Yadava) dynasty	Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Ramachandra	Alauddin Khalji Malik Kafur

Delhi and Devagiri in present-day India

The conquest of Devagiri occurred around 1308, after the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent a large army led by his general Malik Kafur to Devagiri, the capital of the Yadava king Ramachandra.

Alauddin had earlier raided Devagiri in 1296, and forced Ramachandra to pay him tribute. However, Ramachandra had discontinued tribute payments, and had given asylum to the Vaghela king Karna, whom Alauddin had ousted from Gujarat in 1304.

A section of the Delhi army, commanded by Alp Khan, invaded Karna's principality in the Yadava kingdom, and captured the Vaghela princess Devaladevi, who later married Alauddin's son Khizr Khan. Another section, commanded by Malik Kafur captured Devagiri after a weak resistance by the defenders. Ramachandra agreed to become a vassal of Alauddin, and later, aided Malik Kafur in the Sultanate's invasions of the southern kingdoms.