Twilight of the Sultanate c8.s4.14
Twilight of the Sultanate c8.s4.14
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c8.s4.14
¹⁰³ However, such magnanimity was wanting in Bahādur Shāh II of Gujarat who, incensed with Mahmūd for sheltering his rebel brother, attacked and killed Mahmūd and annexed his kingdom in March, 1531. Malwa continued to be a part of Gujarat till 1535 when the Mughal Emperor Humayūn defeated Bahādur Shāh. Shēr Shāh Surī appointed Shujā’at Khan as the governor of Malwa. Shujā’at’s son was Bāz Bahadur, whose passionate love for princess Rūpmati of Sārangpur has immortalised his name in Malwi folklore and legend.