Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate was the principal title of the ruler of the Malwa Sultanate (1401–1561/2) in the Indian subcontinent.[1] [2] The Sultanate was founded by Dilawar Khan, an Afghan or a Turko-Afghan[3] governor of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1437, the Ghurid dynasty of Dilawar Khan was replaced by the Turko-Afghan Khalji dynasty, which was related to the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.[4] [5] [6]
| 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.[7] | ||
| Sultan | Dilawar Khan Ghuri | 1401–1406 |
| Sultan | Husam-ud-Din Hoshang Shah | 1406–1435 |
| Sultan | Taj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah | 1435–1436 |
| Ghurid dynasty replaced by Khilji dynasty | ||
| Sultan | Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I | 1436–1469 |
| Sultan | Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah | 1469–1500 |
| Sultan | Nasir-ud-Din Shah | 1500–1510 |
| Sultan | Shihab-ud-Din Mahmud Shah II | 1510–1519 |
| The Rajput ruler of Mewar Maharana Sanga defeated and imprisoned Mahmud Shah II and conquered most of Malwa.[8] [9] | ||
| Raja | Medini Rai[10] (ruled as a vassal of Rana Sanga) | 1519-1527 |
| The interregnum; as the Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah defeated Mahmud Shah II and himself reigned as the Sultan of Malwa.[11] | ||
| Sultan | Bahadur Shah | 1531 – 1537 |
| Mughal Emperor Humayun defeated Sultan Bahadur Shah and briefly occupied Malwa for a year in between 1535-1536. | ||
| 1537-1555; era of semi-independent governors of Sur Empire. | ||
| Wali | Shuja’at Khan | 1537 – 1542 |
| Wali | Isa Khan | 1542 – 1545 |
| Wali | Shuja’at Khan | 1545 – 1552 |
| Sultan | Baz Bahadur | 1555 – 1561/2 |
| Malwa Sultanate was abolished in 1562 after Baz Bahadur's defeat against Mughal army.[12] | ||