Malwa Sultanate
E328085
The Malwa Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in central India, centered on the Malwa region, that played a significant role in regional politics and culture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malwa Sultanate canonical | 8 |
| Sultanate of Malwa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3058057 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malwa Sultanate Context triple: [Malwa, hadDynasty, Malwa Sultanate]
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A.
Gujarat Sultanate
The Gujarat Sultanate was a prosperous medieval Islamic kingdom in western India known for its thriving port cities and pivotal role in Indian Ocean trade.
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B.
Bengal Sultanate
The Bengal Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, known for its prosperous trade, rich cultural syncretism, and significant role in regional politics from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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C.
Bahmani Sultanate
The Bahmani Sultanate was a major medieval Islamic kingdom in the Deccan region of South India, known for its role in regional politics, culture, and architecture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
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D.
Deccan sultanates
The Deccan sultanates were a group of late medieval Islamic kingdoms in south-central India that emerged from the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate and played a major role in the region’s political and cultural history.
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E.
Paramara kingdom
The Paramara kingdom was a medieval Indian dynasty that ruled much of the Malwa region in central India, known for its patronage of art, literature, and temple architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malwa Sultanate Target entity description: The Malwa Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in central India, centered on the Malwa region, that played a significant role in regional politics and culture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
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A.
Gujarat Sultanate
The Gujarat Sultanate was a prosperous medieval Islamic kingdom in western India known for its thriving port cities and pivotal role in Indian Ocean trade.
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B.
Bengal Sultanate
The Bengal Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, known for its prosperous trade, rich cultural syncretism, and significant role in regional politics from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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C.
Bahmani Sultanate
The Bahmani Sultanate was a major medieval Islamic kingdom in the Deccan region of South India, known for its role in regional politics, culture, and architecture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
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D.
Deccan sultanates
The Deccan sultanates were a group of late medieval Islamic kingdoms in south-central India that emerged from the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate and played a major role in the region’s political and cultural history.
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E.
Paramara kingdom
The Paramara kingdom was a medieval Indian dynasty that ruled much of the Malwa region in central India, known for its patronage of art, literature, and temple architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sultanate
ⓘ
former country ⓘ medieval Indian kingdom ⓘ |
| capital |
Dhar
ⓘ
Mandu ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bahmani Sultanate
ⓘ
Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ Mewar ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
development of regional styles of Indo-Islamic architecture in Malwa
ⓘ
spread of Persianate court culture in central India ⓘ |
| currency | tanka ⓘ |
| endTime | 1562 ⓘ |
| event |
annexation by Mughal Empire under Akbar
ⓘ
conquest by Gujarat Sultanate in early 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Malwa Subah
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| foundedBy | Dilawar Khan ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| heritageSite |
Hindola Mahal
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindola Mahal, Mandu
Hoshang Shah’s Tomb ⓘ
surface form:
Hoshang Shah’s Tomb, Mandu
Jahaz Mahal ⓘ
surface form:
Jahaz Mahal, Mandu
|
| knownFor |
Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Sufi patronage ⓘ fortified hill-capital at Mandu ⓘ patronage of Persian literature ⓘ |
| language |
Hindavi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malwa-Nimar region
ⓘ
surface form:
Malwa region
central India ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Dhar
ⓘ
Mandu ⓘ Ujjain ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Dilawar Khan
ⓘ
Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah ⓘ Hoshang Shah ⓘ Mahmud Khalji ⓘ
surface form:
Mahmud Khalji I
Mahmud Shah II ⓘ |
| partOf | late medieval Deccan and north Indian political system ⓘ |
| precededBy | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Ghurid dynasty of Malwa
ⓘ
Khalji dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Malwa
Shattari-influenced court elite ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1392 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Malwa Sultanate Description of subject: The Malwa Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in central India, centered on the Malwa region, that played a significant role in regional politics and culture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sultanate of Malwa