Hoshang Shah
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Hoshang Shah was an early 15th-century Sultan of Malwa in central India, known for developing Mandu into a flourishing fortified capital with notable Islamic architecture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian monarch
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ Sultan ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Indo-Islamic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligionArchitecture |
madrasas
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jahaz Mahal area of Mandu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandu fort complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Malwa Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNow | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ghurid dynasty of Malwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Afghan-Turkic ruling milieu of Malwa ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTomb | Hoshang Shah’s tomb in Mandu ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Delhi Sultanate and regional sultanates era ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mughal funerary architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing Mandu as a fortified capital
ⓘ
patronage of Islamic architecture ⓘ strengthening the Malwa Sultanate ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | Mandu as a major medieval urban and architectural center ⓘ |
| notableFor |
military consolidation of Malwa
ⓘ
urban planning in Mandu ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction and enhancement of palaces in Mandu
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development of Mandu’s fortifications ⓘ promotion of mosques and tombs in Mandu ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic polities in medieval India ⓘ |
| placeOfRule |
Malwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Malwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Dilawar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1435 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1405 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Mandu fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Mahmud Khalji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Shah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| tombArchitecturalStyle | white marble Indo-Islamic mausoleum ⓘ |
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