Late medieval kingdom in northern India (1401–1562)
For the region's earlier history, see Malwa.
Malwa Sultanate
Mālwā Salṭanat
1401–1562
Malwa Sultanate at their height under the Khalji dynasty.[1]
Capital
Dhar (initially) Mandu
Common languages
Persian (official)
Religion
Sunni Islam
Government
Absolute monarchy
Sultan
• 1401 - 1406
Dilawar Khan (first)
• 1555 - 1562
Baz Bahadur (last)
History
• Established
1401
• Disestablished
1562
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Delhi Sultanate
Malwa Subah
Today part of
India
The Malwa Sultanate was a late medieval kingdom in the Malwa region, covering the present day Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Rajasthan from 1401 to 1562. It was founded by Dilawar Khan, who following Timur's invasion and the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate, in 1401, made Malwa an independent realm.
Following the Battle of Gagron in 1519, much of the Sultanate came under the brief control of Maharana of Mewar Rana Sanga,[2] and he appointed one of his vassals, Medini Rai, to rule over the Sultanate.[3] In 1562, the Sultanate was conquered from its last ruler, Baz Bahadur, by the Mughal Empire, and it became a subah of the empire. The Sultanate was predominantly ruled by Afghan and Turco-Afghan dynasties throughout its existence.
Hoshang Shah's Tomb in Mandu
^Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 148, map XIV.4 (b). ISBN 0226742210.
^Sharma, Dasharatha (1970). Lectures on Rajput History and Culture. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8426-0262-4.
^Chaurasia, Radhey Shyam (2002). History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to 1707 A.D. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 156. ISBN 978-81-269-0123-4.
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