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Muzaffar Khan

Type Figure Region Gujarat Time c. 1335–1399 Also known as Muzaffar Khan、Zafar Khan、Muzaffar Shah I、Muzaffar Khan of Gujarat、佐法尔·汗

Muzaffar Khan (c. 1335–1399), originally Zafar Khan, was a Rajput noble who converted to Islam and served as a military commander on the Gujarat fron…

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  1. c. 1335–1370Delhi · DelhiZafar Khan came from a Rajput noble family before converting to Islam, entering the sultanate's courtly military system during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughluq. Between 1360 and 1370 his military merits won him trust and the charge of defending the western frontier.
  2. 1371–1380Ahmedabad · GujaratFrom 1371 to 1380 Muzaffar Khan led troops stationed in Gujarat, representing Firuz Shah Tughluq in maintaining control over local magnates and Rajput states. During this period he built up local roots and connections, laying the foundation for his later formal appointment as governor and his family's independent dynasty.
  3. 1391–1399Gujarat · GujaratIn 1391 the last Tughluq sultan Nasir al-Din Mahmud appointed Zafar Khan governor of Gujarat. He died in office in 1399, and his son Shah Alam Shah Muzaffar inherited his power, later breaking from Delhi's control to establish the Muzaffarid Sultanate.

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