Nawayath Sultanate

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Nawayath Sultanate
Late 13th century–1350s
Extent of Nawayath Sultanate
Status	Independent Kingdom until 1340 A.D. Subordinate to Unknown Kingdom of Gersoppa from 1340.[Note 1]
Capital	Honnavar
Common languages	Konkani Kannada Nawayathi
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
Sultan
• Late 13th Century–Early 14th Century	Hasan Nakhuda
• Early 14th century–1350s	Jamaluddin Nakhuda
Historical era	Medieval
• Established	Late 13th century
• Disestablished	1350s
Preceded by Succeeded by Alupa Dynasty Kadambas of Goa Vijayanagara Empire Suluva Jain Dynasty
Today part of	India

Nawayath Sultanate (13th century C.E. to 14th century C.E.) also known as Hunnur Sultanate, was a tiny kingdom on the coast of Karavali, present-day Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. It was probably established by Nawayath merchant Hasan Nakhuda at Hospattan, the village in Honnavar. It remained a sovereign kingdom until 1340, when the Harihara-nripala, the king of the unknown kingdom of Gersoppa, who controls the eastern part of the Sultanate, established his suzerainty over Sultan Jamaluddin. Unlike most of the kingdoms of the Indian Subcontinent, it was capable of marine warfare and possessed two of the most notable ships, namely the Tarida and the Ukairi.^{[Note 2]} 

The sultanate has patronized many architectural works, but they are under ruins, uninhabitable, or have vanished from the map of history, including the mosque built by Sultan Hasan Nakhuda, which resembles the grand mosque of Baghdad, the Mirjan Fort,^[2] and the Fort of Hospattan in Honnavar.

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