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{{Short description|Sultan of Ma'bar from 1335 to 1339}} | |||
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| name | | name = Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan | ||
| title | | title = Sultan | ||
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| succession | | succession = 1st [[Madurai Sultanate|Sultan of Ma'bar]] | ||
| reign | | reign = 1335–1339 | ||
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| successor | | successor = Ala-ud-din Udauji Shah | ||
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| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Kaithal]], [[Delhi Sultanate]] | ||
| death_date | | death_date = 1339 | ||
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| issue | | issue = Ibrahim | ||
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| religion | | religion = [[Islam]] | ||
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'''Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan''' (died | |||
'''Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan''' (died 1339), initially '''Hasan Kaithali''',<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G8g9AAAAMAAJ&q=hassan+kaithali |title=Historical Essays |author= Qanungo |date=1960 }}</ref> also known as '''Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah''',<ref>{{Britannica|1414809|title=Jalāl al-Dīn Aḥsan Shah}}</ref> was the first [[Sultan]] of [[Madurai Sultanate]] and father-in-law of the great traveller [[Ibn Battuta]]. | |||
== Origin == | |||
The founder of the Madurai Sultanate, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan. He was called a [[Sayyid]] native of [[Kaithal]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saeed |first=Mian Muhammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-RIdAAAAMAAJ&q=Hasan%20Kaithali |title=The Sharqi of Jaunpur: A Political & Cultural History |date=1972 |publisher=University of Karachi |language=en|page=5}}</ref>{{sfn|Rajayyan|2005|p=161}} Some historical accounts also being called an [[Afghan (ethnonym)|Afghan]], though the legitimacy of such a claim is questionable.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajayyan |first=K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wnVuAAAAMAAJ&q=Madurai%20Sultanate%20afghan |title=Tamil Nadu, a Real History |date=2005 |publisher=Ratna Publications |language=en|page=165}}</ref> | |||
== Declaration of independence == | == Declaration of independence == | ||
In 1335, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, the | In 1335, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, the Muslim Governor of Madurai, declared his independence and established the independent sultanate of Madurai.<ref name="krishnaswamip155">[[#Aiyangar|Aiyangar]], Pg 155</ref> As a response to his rebellion, the Sultan of Delhi punished the Sayyid and other Indian Muslim inhabitants of Kaithal out of spite for Ahsan Khan as he belonged to Kaithal.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G8g9AAAAMAAJ&q=spite+kaithal |page=38 |author= Qanungo |title=Historical Essays }}</ref> He claimed the whole of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] province of Ma'bar which included a small part of the ancient Tamil country.<ref name="krishnaswamip155" /> However, he scarcely had any authority beyond the realm of the Pandyas and the territory to the north of the river [[Kaveri]] was largely independent under the [[Cholas]] and the [[Hoysalas]].<ref name="krishnaswamip156">[[#Aiyangar|Aiyangar]], Pg 156</ref> | ||
== Reign == | == Reign == | ||
[[File:Coin of Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan.jpg|right|thumb|Coin of Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, first ruler of the [[Madurai Sultanate|Sultanate of Madurai]]]] | [[File:Coin of Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan.jpg|right|thumb|Coin of Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, first ruler of the [[Madurai Sultanate|Sultanate of Madurai]]]] | ||
Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan took over as the independent sultan of Madurai in 1335.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=95}}</ref> Ferishta, however, gives a date of 1341 for his assumption of the sultanate.<ref name="krishnaswamip165">[[#Aiyangar|Aiyangar]], Pg 165</ref> Ferishta refers to Ahsan Khan as Syed, Hasan and Husun.<ref name="krishnaswamip165" /> Ahsan Khan was also the father-in-law of the Moorish traveller Ibn | Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan took over as the independent sultan of Madurai in 1335.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=95}}</ref> [[Ferishta]], however, gives a date of 1341 for his assumption of the sultanate.<ref name="krishnaswamip165">[[#Aiyangar|Aiyangar]], Pg 165</ref> Ferishta refers to Ahsan Khan as Syed, Hasan and Husun.<ref name="krishnaswamip165" /> Ahsan Khan was also the father-in-law of the Moorish traveller [[Ibn Battuta]].<ref name="krishnaswamip165" /> Immediately, [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]] sent an army to reassert his control over the region. But Ahsan Khan easily defeated this army.<ref name="krishnaswamip165" /> Tughluq took his revenge by killing Ahsan Khan's son Ibrahim who was the purse-bearer of the emperor. Ahsan Khan was killed in 1339 by one of his nobles after having ruled for a brief span of 4 years.{{cn|date=September 2025}} | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* {{cite book|title=South India and her Muhammadan Invaders|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924024066742|last=Aiyangar|first=Sakkottai Krishnaswami|authorlink=S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar|publisher=Oxford University|year=1921|ref=Aiyangar}} | * {{cite book|title=South India and her Muhammadan Invaders|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924024066742|last=Aiyangar|first=Sakkottai Krishnaswami|authorlink=S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar|publisher=Oxford University|year=1921|ref=Aiyangar}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:03, 28 September 2025
| Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan | |
|---|---|
| Sultan | |
| 1st Sultan of Ma'bar | |
| Reign | 1335–1339 |
| Successor | Ala-ud-din Udauji Shah |
| Born | Kaithal, Delhi Sultanate |
| Died | 1339 |
| Issue | Ibrahim |
| Religion | Islam |
Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan (died 1339), initially Hasan Kaithali,[1] also known as Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah,[2] was the first Sultan of Madurai Sultanate and father-in-law of the great traveller Ibn Battuta.
Origin[edit | edit source]
The founder of the Madurai Sultanate, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan. He was called a Sayyid native of Kaithal.[3][4] Some historical accounts also being called an Afghan, though the legitimacy of such a claim is questionable.[5]
Declaration of independence[edit | edit source]
In 1335, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, the Muslim Governor of Madurai, declared his independence and established the independent sultanate of Madurai.[6] As a response to his rebellion, the Sultan of Delhi punished the Sayyid and other Indian Muslim inhabitants of Kaithal out of spite for Ahsan Khan as he belonged to Kaithal.[7] He claimed the whole of the Delhi Sultanate province of Ma'bar which included a small part of the ancient Tamil country.[6] However, he scarcely had any authority beyond the realm of the Pandyas and the territory to the north of the river Kaveri was largely independent under the Cholas and the Hoysalas.[8]
Reign[edit | edit source]
Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan took over as the independent sultan of Madurai in 1335.[9] Ferishta, however, gives a date of 1341 for his assumption of the sultanate.[10] Ferishta refers to Ahsan Khan as Syed, Hasan and Husun.[10] Ahsan Khan was also the father-in-law of the Moorish traveller Ibn Battuta.[10] Immediately, Muhammad bin Tughluq sent an army to reassert his control over the region. But Ahsan Khan easily defeated this army.[10] Tughluq took his revenge by killing Ahsan Khan's son Ibrahim who was the purse-bearer of the emperor. Ahsan Khan was killed in 1339 by one of his nobles after having ruled for a brief span of 4 years.[citation needed]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Qanungo (1960). Historical Essays.
- ↑ Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Saeed, Mian Muhammad (1972). The Sharqi of Jaunpur: A Political & Cultural History. University of Karachi. p. 5.
- ↑ Rajayyan 2005, p. 161.
- ↑ Rajayyan, K. (2005). Tamil Nadu, a Real History. Ratna Publications. p. 165.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aiyangar, Pg 155
- ↑ Qanungo. Historical Essays. p. 38.
- ↑ Aiyangar, Pg 156
- ↑ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Aiyangar, Pg 165
References[edit | edit source]
- Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1921). South India and her Muhammadan Invaders. Oxford University.