MEWAR Mewar was an old principality of minor importance under the rule of the Guhilot dynasty, with its capital Nagada. Although Ala-ud-din Khilji captured Chittor, the Capital of Mewar, in 1303 AD, it was soon restored by Rana Hamir, who established the rule of Sisodiya dynasty. RANA KUMBHA (1433-68 AD) […]
Chapter 03 – The Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms
MALWA Malwa was situated in the high plateau between the Narmada and the Tapti. The kingdom of Malwa was founded by Husain Ghori. Firoz Tughlaq gave him the title of “Dilawar Khan’. Dilawar Khan Ghori (1401-06 AD) proclaimed independence in 1401 AD and made Dhar his capital. He was succeeded […]
MUZAFFAR SHAHI (1407-11 AD) After Timur’s invasion of Delhi in 1398 AD, Gujarat became independent under its Governor, Zafar Khan. He named himself Muzaffar Shah I. He was appointed as Governor of Gujarat by Nasir-ud-din Muhammed-bin-Tughlaq IV in 1391 AD. SHIHAB-UD-DIN AHMED (1411-42 AD) He founded the city of Ahmedabad […]
ASSAM OR KAMARUPA The Ahoms under Sukaphaa founded a kingdom in Assam in the first half of the 13th century. Sukaphaa extended his territory in the West at the cost of Kamarupa (the old name Assam). The Western region was the kingdom of Kamata, known as Kamrup in Persian Chronicles. […]
The Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms The attack on Delhi by Timorlane and flight of Tughlaq king from his capital, exposed the weakness of the Delhi Sultanate that encouraged a number of Provincial Governors and autonomous principalities to declare their independence. Many provincial dynasties emerged in India in the 15th and […]