Gujarat under Delhi Sultanate

Gujarat
گجرات (Persian)
Gujarāta (Gujarati)
Governorate of Delhi Sultanate
1297–1407

The Gujarat Governorate and main South Asian polities in 1400 CE.[1]
CapitalPatan
 • TypeMonarchy
History 
• Established
1297
• Disestablished
1407
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Vaghela dynasty
Gujarat Sultanate
Today part ofIndia

Gujarat, a region in western India, fell under Delhi Sultanate following repeated expeditions under Alauddin Khalji around the end of the 13th century. He ended the rule of Vaghela dynasty under Karna II and established Muslim rule in Gujarat. Soon the Tughluq dynasty came to power in Delhi whose emperor carried out expeditions to quell rebellion in Gujarat and established their firm control over the region by the end of the century. Following Timur's invasion of Delhi, the Delhi Sultanate weakened considerably so that the last Tughluq governor Zafar Khan declared himself independent in 1407 and formally established the Gujarat Sultanate.

  1. ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 39, 147. ISBN 0226742210.

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