Malwa Sultanate

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The Malwa Sultanate was a late medieval independent kingdom in the Malwa region of the present day Madhya Pradesh state in India. The kingdom was founded by Dilawar Khan Ghuri, the governor of the Delhi Sultanate, who asserted his independence in 1392 CE, but did not actually assume the ensigns of royalty till 1401 CE. Initially Dhar was the capital of the new kingdom, but soon it was shifted to Mandu which was renamed Shdiabad (the city of joy). In 1436 CE, the Ghuri dynasty founded by him was replaced by the Khilji dynasty. From 1531 – 1537 CE, the kingdom was under the control of Bahadur Shah, the sultan of Gujarat though the Mughal emperor Humayun captured it for a short period during 1535-36 CE. In 1537 CE, Qadir Shah, an ex-officer of the previous Khilji dynasty rulers regained control over a part of the erstwhile kingdom. But in 1542 CE, Sher Shah Suri conquered the kingdom defeating him and appointed Shuja Khan as the governor. His son, Baz Bahadur declared himself independent in 1555 CE. The Mughal emperor Akbar annexed the kingdom after defeating Baz Bahadur in 1561 CE. It became a Subah of the Mughal empire.

[edit] The rulers

1. Dilawar Khan 1401-1406 CE
2. Husam-ud-Din Hoshang Shah 1406-1432 CE
3. Taj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah I 1432-1436 CE
4. Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I 1436-1469 CE
5. Ghiyas Shah 1469-1500 CE
6. Nasir Shah 1500-1510 CE
7. Shihab-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II 1510-1531 CE
8. Muhammad Shah II (rebel) 1510-1516 CE
9. Ibrahim Lodi (Delhi sultan) 1511 CE
10. Bahadur Shah (the sultan of Gujarat) 1531-1537 CE
11. Humayun (Mughal emperor) 1535-1536 CE
12. Qadir Shah 1537-1542 CE
13. Shuja Khan (the governor of Sher Shah Suri) 1542-1555 CE
14. Baz Bahadur 1555-1561 CE

[edit] See also

• Malwa
• Mandu