List of Sultans of the Malwa Sultanate

Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate was the principle 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]
Sultan
سلطان 		Dilawar Khan Ghuri
دلاور خان غوری 		1401–1406
Sultan
سلطان 		Husam-ud-Din Hoshang Shah
حسام الدین ہوشنگ شاہ 		1406–1435
Sultan
سلطان 		Taj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah
تاج الدین محمد شاہ 		1435–1436
Ghurid dynasty replaced Khilji dynasty[3]
Sultan
سلطان 		Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I
علاؤالدین محمود شاہ اول 		1436–1469
Sultan
سلطان 		Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah
غیاث الدین شاہ 		1469–1500
Sultan
سلطان 		Nasir-ud-Din Shah
ناصر الدین شاہ 		1500–1510
Sultan
سلطان 		Shihab-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II
شہاب الدین محمود شاہ دوئم 		1510–1531
The interregnum; as the Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah defeated Mahmud Shah II and himself reigned as the Sultan of Malwa.[4]
Sultan
سلطان 		Bahadur Shah
بہادر شاہ 		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
ولی 		Shuja’at Khan
شجاعت خان 		1537 – 1542
Wali
ولی 		Isa Khan
عیسیٰ خان 		1542 – 1545
Wali
ولی 		Shuja’at Khan
شجاعت خان 		1545 – 1552
Sultan
سلطان 		Baz Bahadur
باز بہادر 		1555 – 1561/2
Malwa Sultanate was abolished in 1562 after Baz Bahadur's defeat against Mughal army.[5]

References
  1. Singh, V. P. (2014-01-01). Flora of Madhya Pradesh (Western Part). Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-93-86237-33-0.
  2. "Malwa Sultanate, Amirs of Sind -". Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. Day, Upendra Nath (1965). Medieval Malwa: a Political and Cultural History, 1401-1562. Delhi: Munshi Ram Manohar Lal. pp. 8–24. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.173-86
  5. Chandra, Satish (2007). Medieval India: From Sultanat To The Mughals-Mughal Empire (1526-1748) - Part II. pp. 103–104.
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