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Rule of the Madurai Sultanate

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1335–1378

Around 1335 CE, Jalaluddin Ahsan Shah proclaimed himself sultan at Madurai, establishing the independent Madurai Sultanate (Madurai Sultanate of Ma'b…

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  1. 1335Madurai · Tamil NaduJalaluddin Ahsan Shah, formerly a governor appointed by Delhi, declared independence and established the Madurai Sultanate, ruling the southern Tamil region with Madurai as his capital.
  2. 1336–1339Ma'bar region · Tamil NaduThe sultanate consolidated control over coastal and inland areas from Kochi to Cape Comorin, maintaining complex interactions with Vijayanagara and maritime trading cities.

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