Mahmud Khilji

Mahmud Khilji
Sultan
Mahmud Khilji's Tomb in Mandu

Mahmud Khilji (1436-69), also known as Mahmud Khalji, was a 15th-century sultan of the Malwa Sultanate, an Indian kingdom in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh.^[1] Khilji crowned himself sultan after assassinating Mohammad, the son of the previous ruler, Hoshang Shah, in 1435. He mounted an unsuccessful campaign against the Delhi Sultanate and also suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Rana Kumbha of Mewar in 1440. However, it was under his reign that the Malwa Sultanate reached its greatest height.^[2]

See also

• Vijaya Stambha

References

1. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 116. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
2. Lane-Poole, Stanley (1970). Medieval India under Mohammedan Rule, (A.D. 712-1764). New York: Haskell House. p. 174. ISBN 9780838311967. Retrieved 15 April 2015 – via Questia. (subscription required (help)).