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Mahmud Khalji I

Type Figure Region South Asia Time 1404–1469 Also known as Mahmud Shah I

Mahmud Khalji I (c. 1404–1469) was the founder of the Khalji dynasty of the Malwa Sultanate in central India, usurping the throne in 1436 and expandi…

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  1. 1436–1445Mandu · MalwaAfter Mahmud Shah I was poisoned and the young Masud briefly succeeded him, Mahmud seized the palace and proclaimed himself sultan, founding the Khalji dynasty and beginning to consolidate control over Malwa's core regions.
  2. 1445–1465Malwa–Gujarat frontier · IndiaDuring the middle of his reign he campaigned repeatedly against Gujarat, capturing Champaner and other places, and engaged in prolonged seesaw warfare with Rana Kumbha of Mewar; despite alternating victories and defeats, Malwa's territory and influence reached their height, and he built mosques, madrasas, and hospitals in Mandu.
  3. 1465–1469Mandu · MalwaIn 1469 he fell ill while campaigning against the raja of Kichhwara and died on June 1; his eldest son Ghiyasuddin succeeded him peacefully, and Malwa entered the next reign known for its cultural patronage.

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