List of sultans of Malwa

Sultan of Malwa
Last to reign
Baz Bahadur
1555–1562
Details
First monarchDilawar Khan
Last monarchBaz Bahadur
Formation1401
Abolition1562
AppointerHereditary

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.[4] 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.[5][6][7]

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