Jalāl al-Dīn Aḥsan Shah
Tughluq general
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establishment of Maʿbar rule
- In India: The Muslim states of southern India, c. 1350–1680
…by the erstwhile Tughluq general Jalāl al-Dīn Aḥsan Shah in 1335. Lasting only 43 years, with seven rulers in quick succession, Maʿbar covered the mainly Tamil region between Nellore and Quilon and contributed to the commercial importance of south India by encouraging Muslim traders from the Middle East and even…
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