Jaunpur Sultanate

Sultanate of Jaunpur
(Sharqi dynasty)
1394–1493
Jaunpur Sultanate coin of Shamsuddin Ibrahim Shah from 1438 of Jaunpur Sultanate
Jaunpur Sultanate coin of Shamsuddin Ibrahim Shah from 1438
CapitalJaunpur
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
1394
• Disestablished
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.

History

It was founded by Malik Sarwar, an 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’s king Bahlul Lodi.

Territory

References

  1. ↑ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 147, map XIV.4 (c). ISBN 0226742210. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  2. ↑ Hussain, Ejaz (2017). Shiraz-i Hind: A History of Jaunpur Sultanate. Manohar. pp. 76–78.