List of Sultans of the Malwa Sultanate

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Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate was the principal title of the ruler of Malwa Sultanate from 1401 to 1561/2 in Indian subcontinent.[1][2]

Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate

Royal Title Personal name Reign
Dilawar Khan was appointed as the governor of Malwa province in 1392 by the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. He declared himself independent in 1401 by establishing Malwa Sultanate. He was the first Sultan of Malwa from Ghurid dynasty.[3]
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Dilawar Khan Ghuri
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1401–1406
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Husam-ud-Din Hoshang Shah
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1406–1435
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Taj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah
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1435–1436
Ghurid dynasty replaced by Khilji dynasty[3]
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Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I
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1436–1469
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Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah
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1469–1500
Sultan
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Nasir-ud-Din Shah
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1500–1510
Sultan
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Shihab-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II
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1510–1531
The interregnum; as the Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah defeated Mahmud Shah II and himself reigned as the Sultan of Malwa.[4]
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Bahadur Shah
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1531 – 1537
Mughal Emperor Humayun defeated Sultan Bahadur Shah and briefly occupied Malwa for a year in between 1535-1536.[5]
1537-1555; era of semi-independent governors of Sur Empire.
Wali
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Shuja’at Khan
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1537 – 1542
Wali
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Isa Khan
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1542 – 1545
Wali
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Shuja’at Khan
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1545 – 1552
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Baz Bahadur
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1555 – 1561/2
Malwa Sultanate was abolished in 1562 after Baz Bahadur's defeat against Mughal army.[5]

References

  1. Flora of Madhya Pradesh (Western Part){{#if:Singh|, Singh}. Scientific Publishers(2014-01-01). ISBN 978-93-86237-33-0
  2. Malwa Sultanate, Amirs of Sind -. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Medieval Malwa: a Political and Cultural History, 1401-1562{{#if:Day|, Day}. Munshi Ram Manohar Lal(1965)
  4. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.173-86
  5. 5.0 5.1 Medieval India: From Sultanat To The Mughals-Mughal Empire (1526-1748) - Part II{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2007)

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