Jaunpur Sultanate
Sultanate of Jaunpur (Sharqi dynasty) | |
|---|---|
| 1394–1493 | |
| Capital | Jaunpur |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Government | Monarchy |
| History | |
• | 1394 |
• | 1493 |
The Jaunpur Sultanate (Urdu: جونپور کی سلطنت) was a late medieval Indian Muslim state that ruled from the northern Indian areas to southern Nepal.[1]
History
It was founded by Malik Sarwar, a eunuch slave who was succeeded by his adoptive son, an Indian Muslim. It was founded in 1394 and had six Sultans till 1493 when it was absorbed by the Lodi dynasty of king Bahlul Lodi.[2]
Territory
Jaunpur Sultanate Media
Billon coin of 32 rattis issued by Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur (1402-1440).
Double Falus of Mahmud Shah
BiIlon Tanka of Muhammad Shah
Coinage of Husain Shah. 1458-1479 CE
Main arcade facade, Jama Masjid
Devananda's Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira. Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Master of the Jaunpur Kalpasutra, ca. 1465 during the rule of Husain Shah. Jaunpur Sultanate, India.
Entrance interior, Atala Masjid, Jaunpur.
References
- ↑ Schwartzberg, Joseph E.. A Historical atlas of South Asia (1978). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 147, map XIV.4 (c). ISBN 0226742210.
- ↑ Hussain, Ejaz. Shiraz-i Hind: A History of Jaunpur Sultanate (2017)Manohar. p. 76–78.