Sharqi Dynasty
Also known as the 'kings of the east', the sultans of the Sharqi dynasty ( Arabic الشرق, DMG aš-šarq 'the East') ruled the independent sultanate of Jaunpur from 1394 to 1479. During this time, the city of Jaunpur experienced a heyday in education and culture.
Ruler
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Atala Mosque , Jaunpur (photo around 1870)
Ruler's name (s) | Surname | Reign | |
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Independence from the Tughluq dynasty of the Sultanate of Delhi (1394) | |||
Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik-us-Sharq Atabeg-i-Azam |
Malik Sarwar | 1394-1399 | |
Mubarak Shah | Malik Qaranfal | 1399-1402 | |
Shams-ud-Din Ibrahim Shah | Ibrahim Khan | 1402-1440 | |
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah | Mahmud Khan | 1440-1457 | |
Muhammad Shah | Bhi Khan | 1457-1458 | |
Hussain Shah | Hussain Khan | 1458-1479 | |
Relapse to the Sultanate of Delhi under the Lodi Dynasty (1479) |
literature
- KA Nizami: Art. " Sh arḳīs" in The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition Vol. IX, pp. 355a-356b.
Web links
- History of the Sultanate of Jaunpur (English)
- History of the Sultanate of Jaunpur (English)
- History and coins of the Sultanate of Jaunpur (English)
- Coins of the Sultanate of Jaunpur (English)
- Coins of the Sultanate of Jaunpur (English)
- Architecture of the Sharqi Dynasty (English)