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Kingdom of Malwa | |||||||||||||||||
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| 350–625 947–1305 1401–1562 | |||||||||||||||||
 The Kingdom of Malwa in 544 | |||||||||||||||||
 The Kingdom of Malwa in 1304 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Mandsaur Mahismati Dhar Mandu | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||||||||
• 350–375 | Jayavarman (first) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1555–1562 | Baz Bahadur (last) | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | |||||||||||||||||
• House of Aulikara established | 350 | ||||||||||||||||
• House of Kalachuri established | 550 | ||||||||||||||||
| 625 | |||||||||||||||||
| 948 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1305 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1401 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1562 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||||||||
The Kingdom of Malwa was a monarchy in central India that was established by Jayavarman of the House of Aulikara in 350 AD. It was ruled by multiple royal houses discontinuously until it was finally conquered in 1562 by Akbar the Great, the Shahenshah of Hindustan, and annexed as the Malwa Province.[1][2][3]
The Kingdom of Avanti of ancient India had been based in the region where the Kingdom of Malwa later came up. The Kingdom of Avanti was conquered by Indo-Scythia in 61 BC. Following this, the region was ruled by the Malava republic. During the period, the region's name gradually changed to Malava or Malwa. In 350 AD, Jayavarman established the Kingdom of Malwa in region and founded the House of Aulikara. Yashodharman, the King of Malwa between 515 and 545 AD significantly expanded the kingdom and conquered the territories of Huns. Following his death, Krishnaraja became the King of Malwa and founded the House of Kalachuri in 550 AD.
The Kingdom of Malwa was conquered and ruled by Harsha, the Emperor of Kannauj between 625 and 647 AD after which regained it's independence until being conquered by the Gurjara Empire in 755 AD. Hereafter it formed a part of the Gurjara Empire until it regained its independence in 948 under the House of Paramara until it was conquered by the Delhi Sultanate in 1305. In 1401, the governor of Malwa declared his independence and established the Sultanate of Malwa under the House of Khalji which reigned till its conquest by Akbar, the Shahenshah of Hindustan in 1562.
- ^ Prasad, Ishwari. History of Mediaeval India 800–1700.
In the tenth century the kingdom of Malwa fell into the hands of the Parmar Rajputs, and under their rule it attained to great prominence.
- ^ Austin, Ian. City of Legends The Story of Hyderabad.
Mahmood of Ghazni and Sultan Mohammed Ghori looted the ineffectual Rajput tribes of their gold and jewels. Fortunately, the greatest diamond of all escaped that fate. When the invasions began, it was smuggled out to the Kingdom of Malwa, then ruled by the Parmar Dynasty, becoming their treasured heirloom to be handed down through generations.
- ^ Middleton, John. World Monarchies and Dynasties.
PARAMARA DYNASTY (ca. 820-1235 С.Е.) Rajput rulers of the Indian kingdom of Malwa, who declared independence from neighboring imperial powers and allowed religion, the arts, and learning to flourish. The name Paramara means "slaver of the enemy." The first known king of the dynasty was Upendra (r. ca. 800-818), who was a vassal of the Rastrakuta dy nasty of the Deccan region of India
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