15th Century States Malwa, Gujarat, Jaunpur
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Malwa
- Malwa was conquered by Allauddin Khilji, in 1305 and it remained a part of Delhi Sultanate up to 1398;
- The first independent king was Dilawar Khan Gauri, but he did not proclaim the title of king;
- The real founder of Malwa kingdom was Hoshanga Shah (1401 - 1435) ;
- He adopted the title of Alp Khan and shifted his capital from Dhar to Mandu;
- He founded Hoshangabad, which was situated on the bank of river Narmada;
- He was defeated and arrested by Ahmad Shah of Gujarat;
- Next king was Md. Shah Gauri, who was killed by Mahmood Khilji;
Mahmood Khilji (1436 - 1469)
- He was the greatest king of Malwa;
- He was recognized by Abassid Khalifa of Egypt;
- He fought a war against Rana Khumba of-Chittor, in which both the parties claimed victory;
- After the victory Ranareyed building while Mahmood Khilji errected a 7 storeyed building;
- He made medicine facility free;
Md. Shah (1469 - 1500)
- He kept 16,000 slave girls;
- He built Jahaz Mahal;
Nasir Shah (1500 - 1510)
Mahmood Khilji N (1510 - 1531)
- During his reign Medini Roy Purviya became very powerful;
Baz Bahadur
- He was the son of Sujat Khan;
- His original name was Mia Bazid;
- He fell in love with Roopmati;
- Baz Bahadur was defeated by Adam Khan and Malwa became a part of Muhgal Empire;
Gujarat
- Gujarat was conquered by Allauddin Khilji in 1297;
- Zafar Khan, the Governor of Gujarat, declared himself independent in 1391;
- He did not adopt any title till 1407 and in 1407 he adopted the title Muzaffar Shah;
Ahmad Shah
- He was the grandson of Muzaffar Shah;
- He was the real founder of Gujarat Kingdom;
- He shifted his capital from Patan to Ahmadabad;
- Ahmadabad was founded by him in 1413;
- He built Jama Masjid of Ahmadabad;
- He also built ‘Teen Darwaja’ and imposed Jaziya;
- Manikchand and Motichand were his ministers;
- He defeated Rajput states like Bundi, Dungarpur;
Mahmood Beghrah (1459 - 1511)
- He built 3 cities - Balwa, Md. Nagar and Mustafabad;
- Mohammad Nagar was built after the Champaner Victory;
- Mustsfabad was built after the Girnar Victor;
- He captured Junagarh and Champaner forts and plundered Dwarika;
- Portuguese came during his reign;
- Barbosa describes about his personality;
- Udai Raj, the famous Sanskrit poet, lived during his reign;
- He defeated Portuguese with the help of Egypt;
Muzaffar Shah (151 - 1526)
- He was a music lover;
Bahadur Shah (1526 - 1537)
- He captured Mandu fort;
- He was defeated by Humayun;
- He was killed by a Portuguese;
- In 1572 Akbar conquered Gujarat and annexed it to his empire;
Jaunpur
- Jaunpur was founded by Firoze Shah Tughlaq in memory of Jauna Khan (Md. Bin Tughlaq) ;
- In 1394, sultan Mahmood Tughlak sent Mallik Sarvar Khawaja Jahan; who declared his independence during Timur Lang՚s invasion but he did not adopt any title;
- Jaunpur came to be known as Shiraz of east and Mallik Sarvar came to be known as Sultan Ush Sharq i.e.. lord of East;
- Mallik Md. Jayasi, author of Padmavati lived during Mallik Sarvar՚s reign;
Mubarak Shah (1399 - 1401) Mahmood Shah (1440 - 1457)
- In 1452, he advanced up to Delhi but had to retreat;
- He conquered Chunar and led successful expedition against Orissa;
Md. Shah (1457 - 1458)
Hussain Shah (1458 - 1505)
- He attacked Delhi 4 times but was defeated all the time;
- Every time his wives were captured by Bahlol Lodhi;
- In 1505, Sikandar Lodhi defeated him and Jaunpur became a part of Delhi Sultanate again;