List of rulers of Malwa

Following is a list of rulers of Malwa since the Janpada Kingdoms:

Malwa in 1780

Malava Dynasty c. 1100-840 BCE

King Aswapati & His wife Malavi had 100 sons & 1 daughter. After Aswapati they became king of Malwa (named after Malavi) & established Malava dynasty. According to ancient records Malava dynasty ruled before Dhunji dynasty.

Dhunji Dynasty c.840-390 BCE

  • King Dhanna (Dhunji) -( c. 840-810 BCE ).[1]
  • Dhanna Kings descendent - till 390 BCE
  • Putraja
  • King Garimdhwaj bhil - Garimadhwaj Bhil was the king of Chandragupta Maurya's time.[2]

Kshatrapa Empire

Indirect rule of Gupta Empire

Direct rule of Gupta Empire

(395-c 750) (see Gupta Empire)

Aulikara dynasty

Empire of Harsha

See Empire of Harsha

Pratihara Empire

(c. 550-c 1036) (See Pratihara Dynasty )

Paramara Dynasty

750-1305 CE

The Paramara rulers mentioned in the various inscriptions and literary sources include:[3]

  • Upendra

750-790

  • Vairisimha (I)

790-825

  • Siyaka (I)

825-860

  • Vakpati (I)

860-900

  • Vairisimha -2

900-949

949-972

972-990s

990s-1010

1010-1055 Greatest ruler of this dynasty.

Delhi Sultanate

(c 1305-1390) (see Delhi Sultanate)

Malwa Sultanate

Ghorids

Khiljis

Gujarat

(1531-1535)(see Gujarat Sultanate)

Qadirid

  • Qadir Shah (1535-1542)

Mughal Empire

(1542-1555) (see Mughal Empire)

Shuja'at Khani

Mughal Empire

(1562-1720s)

Maratha Confederacy

East India Company

(1818-1858)

References

  1. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/93298/17/17_chapter%207.pdf
  2. Verma, Bhagawati charan (1982). Chanakya. Rajkamal prakashan. p. 55-56.
  3. Jain, Kailash Chand (1972). Malwa Through the Ages, from the Earliest Times to 1305 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0824-9.
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