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Malik Raja Faruqi

Type Figure Region Khandesh Time c. 1390–1415 Also known as 马利克·拉贾·法鲁基、Nimat Khan、尼马特汗

Malik Raja Faruqi (active in the 1410s), founder of the Faruqi dynasty of Khandesh, formerly a Gujarat Sultanate general who established himself arou…

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  1. 1399–1410Burhanpur · BurhanpurBroke free of Gujarat Sultanate control, using Asirgarh Fort and Burhanpur as bases, proclaimed himself Malik Raja, founded the Faruqi dynasty, and controlled the key routes of the Khandesh valley.
  2. 1411–1420Burhanpur · BurhanpurExpanded control over Thana, Nandurbar and the Tapi river basin in the 1410s, maneuvering against Gujarat and Malwa powers, making Khandesh an independent buffer polity between the Deccan and northern India.

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