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Khandesh Sultanate
Origins
Malik Raja Faruqi, a noble granted lands in the Tapti valley by Firuz Shah Tughluq of the Delhi Sultanate, became effectively independent around 1382 as Delhi's authority collapsed. His son Nasir Khan took the fortress of Asirgarh and founded the city of Burhanpur, which became the capital of the Faruqi kingdom.
Rule and society
Khandesh was a buffer state between the larger Gujarat Sultanate, Malwa Sultanate and the Deccan sultanates, and its rulers survived by shifting alliances and marriages. Burhanpur grew into a busy centre of cotton textiles and trade on the route between north India and the Deccan. The Faruqis built mosques, including the Jama Masjid of Burhanpur.
Decline and legacy
Akbar of the Mughal Empire demanded submission, and when Bahadur Shah Faruqi resisted, Mughal armies besieged Asirgarh, which surrendered in 1601. Khandesh became a Mughal province, and Burhanpur served as a base for Mughal campaigns in the Deccan.
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- Khandesh Sultanate was a vassal of Gujarat Sultanate1508 CE – 1572 CE
- Khandesh Sultanate was conquered by Mughal Empire1601 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Khandesh Sultanate. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/khandesh-sultanate
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