The Kingdom of Malwa was ruled by kings discontinuously from 350 to 1462.

Later Gupta dynasty (575–606)

  • Mahasenagupta (575–601)
  • Devagupta (601–606)

Paramara dynasty (948–1305)

According to historian Kailash Chand Jain, "Knowledge of the early Paramara rulers from Upendra to Vairisimha is scanty; there are no records, and they are known only from later sources." An inscription from Udaipur indicates that the Paramara dynasty survived until 1310, at least in the north-eastern part of Malwa. A later inscription shows that the area had been captured by the Delhi Sultanate by 1338.

The Paramara rulers mentioned in the various inscriptions and literary sources include:

{| class="wikitable"

|+List of Paramara dynasty rulers

! Serial No.

! Ruler

! Reign (CE)

|-

|1

|Paramara (legendary)

|legendary

|-

|2

|Upendra (Krishnaraja)

|early 9th century

|-

|3

|Vairisimha I

|early 9th century

|-

|4

|Siyaka I

|mid-9th century

|-

|5

|Vakpatiraja I

|late 9th – early 10th century

|-

|6

|Vairisimha II

|mid-10th century

|-

|7

|Siyaka II

|940–972

|-

|8

|Vakpatiraja II (alias Munja)

|972–990

|-

|9

|Sindhuraja

|990–1010

|-

|10

|Bhoja

|1010–1055

|-

|11

|Jayasimha I

|1055–1070

|-

|12

|Udayaditya

|1070–1086

|-

|13

|Lakshmadeva

|1086–1094

|-

|14

|Naravarman

|1094–1133

|-

|15

|Yashovarman

|1133–1142

|-

|16

|Jayavarman I

|1142–1143

|-

|17

|Interregnum (1143–1175) under the usurper Ballala and later the Solanki king Kumarapala

|1143–1175

|-

|18

|Vindhyavarman

|1175–1194

|-

|19

|Subhatavarman

|1194–1209

|-

|20

|Arjunavarman I

|1210–1215

|-

|21

|Devapala

|1215/1218–1239

|-

|22

|Jaitugideva

|1239–1255

|-

|23

|Jayavarman II

|1255–1274

|-

|24

|Arjunavarman II

|1274–1285

|-

|25

|Bhoja II

|1285–1301

|-

|26

|Mahalakadeva

|1301–1305

|}

Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate

{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"

! style="background:#f0dc82; width:27%;"| Royal Title

! style="background:#f0dc82; width:25%;"| Personal name

! style="background:#f0dc82; width:25%;"| Reign

|-

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Dilawar Khan was appointed as the governor of Malwa province in 1392 by the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. He declared himself independent in 1401 by establishing Malwa Sultanate. He was the first Sultan of Malwa from Ghurid dynasty.

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| Sultan <br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"| Dilawar Khan Ghuri<br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"|1401–1406

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| Sultan <br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"| Husam-ud-Din Hoshang Shah<br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"|1406–1435

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| Sultan <br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"| Taj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah<br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"|1435–1436

|-

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Ghurid dynasty replaced by Khilji dynasty, the founder of which, Mahmud Khalji, was a grandnephew of Dilawar Khan.

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| Raja

|style="text-align:center;"| Medini Rai

(ruled as a vassal of Rana Sanga)

|style="text-align:center;"| 1519–1527

|-

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| The interregnum; as the Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah defeated Mahmud Shah II and himself reigned as the Sultan of Malwa.

|-

| style="text-align:center;"| Sultan <br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"| Bahadur Shah<br> <small> </small>

| style="text-align:center;"|1531 – 1536

|-

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| Mughal Emperor Humayun defeated Sultan Bahadur Shah and briefly occupied Malwa for a year in between 1535 – 1536.

|-

|}

Family tree

Ghurid Dynasty

Khalji Dynasty

See also

  • Malwa
  • Ujjain
  • Vikramaditya
  • Malavas
  • Malwa culture
  • History of India
  • List of Indian monarchs
  • List of dynasties and rulers Rajasthan
  • History of Madhya Pradesh

References

  • Coins of the Malwa Sultanate