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Dilawar Khan Ghuri
Dilawar Khan Ghuri was the founder of the Malwa Sultanate in central India. Appointed governor of Malwa by the Tughlaq sultans in 1392, he ruled independently after Timur sacked Delhi in 1398 and took royal state around 1401, ruling from Dhar. His son Hoshang Shah moved the capital to Mandu.
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