Polity Jaunpur Sultanate

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Was a Persianate Muslim kingdom in northern India.

Establishment

  • January 1395: Establishment of the Jaunpur Sultanate. To the east, the kingdom extended to Bihar, and to the west, to Kanauj.
  • January 1395: The Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik Sarwar, the first ruler of the dynasty was a wazir under Sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah IV Tughluq (1390-1394).

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1403: Establishment of the Jaunpur Sultanate. To the east, the kingdom extended to Bihar, and to the west, to Kanauj.
  • January 1408: Mahmud Shah, the ruler of the Jaunpur Sultanate, was successful in conquering Chunar, but failed to capture Kalpi.

Disestablishment

  • January 1421: Bahlul Lodi began his reign by attacking the Muslim Jaunpur Sultanate to expand the influence of the Delhi Sultanate, and was partially successful through a treaty. Thereafter, the region from Delhi to Varanasi (then at the border of Bengal province), was back under influence of Delhi Sultanate.