The Mongols who embraced Islam and settled in India in the reign of Sultan Jalaluddin and Khalji came to be known as New Muslims. They were the first to raise their head against the rule of Alauddin in 1299 a.d. Some New Muslims were sent against Gujarat under the command of Nusrat Khan and Ulugh Khan.
The royal armies achieved success and plundered Gujarat. At the time of retreat when Nusrat Khan demanded four-fifth part of the booty for royal treasury, the New Muslims disagreed and revolted and killed a member of the royal family and a brother of Nusrat Khan.
Owing to effective steps of Nusrat Khan and Ulugh Khan, the revolt was nipped in the bud and most of the rebels were killed. Some New Muslims fled to Rantham- bhor and took refuge with Rana Hamir Deva.
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When Alauddin came to know of this rebellion, he punished the wives and children of the New Muslims living in Delhi for the faults of their men. Barani remarks in this context, “When the report of this outbreak reached Delhi, the crafty cruelty which had taken possession of Alauddin, induced him to order that the wives and children of all the mutineers, high and low, should be cast into prison. This was the beginning of the practice of seizing women and children for the faults of men. Upto this time, no hand had ever been laid upon wives and children on account of men’s misdeeds.”
Revolt of Akat Khan:
Second revolt Occurred during the reign of Alauddin, being led by (Akat Kham) the nephew of the Sultan. During his Ranathambhor expedition the Sultan stayed for some time at Tilpat for hunting. One day when the Sultan went for hunting, Akat Khan finding him alone attacked him with the help of his troops.
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The Sultan being wounded with arrows fell down unconscious. Akat Khan took him to be dead and proclaimed himself the Sultan of Delhi. He wanted to get entry into the harem of the Sultan, but he was stopped by Malik Dinar, the protector of the Harem.
In the meantime the Sultan recovered from his unconsciousness with the help of his bodyguards and returned to his camp. Akat Khan seeing the Sultan alive tried to flee the place but he was a caught and assassinated. Alauddin punished all the supporters of Akat Khan. He also put his younger brother, Qutlugh Khan, father of Akat Khan, to death.
Revolt of Umar and Mangu:
The third revolt in the reign of Alauddin Khalji was attempted by Umar and Mangu. They were the sons of one of the sisters of Alauddin. They attempted revolts in their respective provinces, Badaun and Avadh. When Alauddin was involved in the expedition of Ranthambhor, they considered it an appropriate time and rose in revolt against Alauddin, but they were crushed by the faithful officers of Alauddin. Both the arch rebels were blinded and imprisoned at the command of Alauddin.
Revolt of Haji Maula:
Haji Maula led the fourth revolt in the capital, Delhi. Haji Maula was a staunch opponent of Sultan Alauddin. He had organized an army of hooligans under his leadership. Taking advantage of the dissatisfaction prevalent against the Sultan, he attempted a revolt against him. He murdered Tamardi the Kotwal of Delhi, and tried to kill Ayaz, the Kotwal of Siri, but he failed.
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He placed one of his nominees on the throne of Delhi and thus tried to capture the power of the Sultanate but his revolt was crushed by Malik Hamiduddin and Ulugh Khan on the command of Alauddin. Haji Maula and his supporters were beheaded as a result of their revolt.