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Encyclopedia > Madurai Sultanate

Madurai Sultanate was a short lived kingdom based in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India during the 14th century CE. It lasted from 1323 until 1378. Madurai   (மதுைர in Tamil; IPA: ) is a city[] and a municipal corporation with a population of more than 0. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...


The Madurai Sultanate was established by the invading Muslim armies of the Deccan Sultanates. Malik Kafur led an army against the Pandya kingdom in 1311 CE and sacked Madurai. Following this there were two other expeditions from the Deccan Sultanate in 1314 led by Khusrav Khan and in 1323 by Ulugh Khan. The armies were stationed in Madurai and the town and the its surrounds were ruled under the Madurai Sultanate in the name of Ulugh Khan, who had crowned himself as the Delhi Sultan under the name Muhammad bin Tughluq. The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled kingdoms–-Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar, Bidar, and Berar of south-central India. ... Malik Kafur ( - 1318 C.E.) was a eunuch general who conquered Tamil Nadu around 1310 C.E. Malik Kafur was a slave, who was purchased by Nusrat Khan. ... Context : Kingdoms of Ancient India Pandyas were fierce warriors who took part in the Kurukshetra War. ... The Delhi Sultanate (دلی سلطنت), or Sulthanath-e-Hind (سلطنتِ ہند) / Sulthanath-e-Dilli (سلطنتِ دلی) refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... A coin of Muhammad bin Tughlaq Muhammad bin Tughluq (Arabic: محمد بن تغلق) (born c. ...


Madurai Sultanate was defeated in 1378 by Kumara Kampanna Udaiyar, the Vijayanagar General. Soon Madurai was placed under the rule of the Nayaks. The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...


References

  • A showcase of culture - The Hindu, June 07, 2004


 

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