Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan (died 1339), initially Hasan Kaithali,[1] also known as Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah,[2] was the first Sultan of Madurai Sultanate and father-in-law of the great traveller Ibn Battuta.
Origin
The founder of the Madurai Sultanate, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan. He was called a Sayyid native of Kaithal.[3]Template:Sfn Some historical accounts also being called an Afghan, though the legitimacy of such a claim is questionable.[4]
Declaration of independence
In 1335, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, the Muslim Governor of Madurai, declared his independence and established the independent sultanate of Madurai.[5] As a response to his rebellion, the Sultan of Delhi punished the Sayyid and other Indian Muslim inhabitants of Kaithal out of spite for Ahsan Khan as he belonged to Kaithal.[6] He claimed the whole of the Delhi Sultanate province of Ma'bar which included a small part of the ancient Tamil country.[5] However, he scarcely had any authority beyond the realm of the Pandyas and the territory to the north of the river Kaveri was largely independent under the Cholas and the Hoysalas.[7]
Reign
Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan took over as the independent sultan of Madurai in 1335.[8] Ferishta, however, gives a date of 1341 for his assumption of the sultanate.[9] Ferishta refers to Ahsan Khan as Syed, Hasan and Husun.[9] Ahsan Khan was also the father-in-law of the Moorish traveller Ibn Battuta.[9] Immediately, Muhammad bin Tughluq sent an army to reassert his control over the region. But Ahsan Khan easily defeated this army.[9] Tughluq took his revenge by killing Ahsan Khan's son Ibrahim who was the purse-bearer of the emperor. Ahsan Khan was killed in 1339 by one of his nobles after having ruled for a brief span of 4 years.Template:Cn
Notes
- ↑ Historical Essays{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1960)
- ↑ Template:Britannica
- ↑ The Sharqi of Jaunpur: A Political & Cultural History{{#if:Saeed|, Saeed}. University of Karachi(1972)
- ↑ Tamil Nadu, a Real History{{#if:Rajayyan|, Rajayyan}. Ratna Publications(2005)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aiyangar, Pg 155
- ↑ Historical Essays{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ Aiyangar, Pg 156
- ↑ A Textbook of Medieval Indian History{{#if:Sen|, Sen}. Primus Books(2013). ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Aiyangar, Pg 165
References
- South India and her Muhammadan Invaders{{#if:Aiyangar|, Aiyangar}. Oxford University(1921)