Kingdom of Malwa Mālavā Rājya | |||||||||
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| 800–1304 | |||||||||
 The Kingdom of Malwa in 1304 | |||||||||
| Status |
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| Capital | Dhar | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 800–818 | Upendra (first) | ||||||||
• 1303–1305 | Mahalakadeva (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Mediaeval Era | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
The Kingdom of Malwa was a kingdom in Central India during the early medieval era. It was ruled by the Paramara dynasty. It reached its zenith under Bhoja between 1010 and 1055. In 1305, the kingdom was annexed by the Delhi Sultanate. It was administered as a province until 1401, when it regained its independence.[1][2][3]
Malwa had been ruled by the Rashtrakutas as a vassal state until 948 when it declared its independence under the House of Paramara. It existed as a sovereign state until it was conquered by the Delhi Sultanate in 1305. In 1401, the governor of Malwa declared his independence and established the Sultanate of Malwa under the House of Khalji which reigned till its conquest by Akbar, the Emperor of Hindustan in 1562.
- ^ Prasad, Ishwari. History of Mediaeval India 800–1700.
In the tenth century the kingdom of Malwa fell into the hands of the Parmar Rajputs, and under their rule it attained to great prominence.
- ^ Austin, Ian. City of Legends The Story of Hyderabad.
Mahmood of Ghazni and Sultan Mohammed Ghori looted the ineffectual Rajput tribes of their gold and jewels. Fortunately, the greatest diamond of all escaped that fate. When the invasions began, it was smuggled out to the Kingdom of Malwa, then ruled by the Parmar Dynasty, becoming their treasured heirloom to be handed down through generations.
- ^ Middleton, John (2005). World Monarchies and Dynasties. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-45157-0.
PARAMARA DYNASTY (ca. 820-1235 С.Е.) Rajput rulers of the Indian kingdom of Malwa, who declared independence from neighboring imperial powers and allowed religion, the arts, and learning to flourish. The name Paramara means "slaver of the enemy." The first known king of the dynasty was Upendra (r. ca. 800-818), who was a vassal of the Rastrakuta dy nasty of the Deccan region of India