Mahmud Khalji

Mahmud Khalji
Sultan
Mahmud Khilji's Tomb in Mandu
Mahmud Khalji's Tomb in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India
4th Sultan of Malwa
Reign1436–1469
PredecessorTaj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah
SuccessorGhiyas-ud-Din Shah
Died1469
Malwa Sultanate
Names
Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Khilji
Regnal name
Mahmud Shah I
DynastyKhilji dynasty

Mahmud Khalji (1436–1469), also known as Mahmud Khilji and Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I, was the Sultan of Malwa, in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] Khilji came into power after assassinating Mohammad, the son of the previous ruler, Hoshang Shah, in 1435. He mounted an unsuccessful campaign against the Delhi Sultanate, however it was under his reign that the Malwa Sultanate reached its greatest height.[2]

  1. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 116. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. ^ Lane-Poole, Stanley (1970). Medieval India under Mohammedan Rule, (A.D. 712–1764). New York: Haskell House. p. 174. ISBN 978-0838311967. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017.