Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan
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| Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan | |
|---|---|
| Sultan | |
| 1st Sultan of Ma'bar | |
| Reign | 1335–1339 |
| Successor | Ala-ud-din Udauji Shah |
| Born | Kaithal, Delhi Sultanate |
| Died | 1339 |
| Issue | Ibrahim |
| Religion | Islam |
Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan (died 1339), initially Hasan Kaithali,[1] also known as Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah,[2] was the first Sultan of Madurai Sultanate and father-in-law of the great traveller Ibn Battuta.
Declaration of independence
In 1335, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, the Muslim Governor of Madurai, declared his independence and established the independent sultanate of Madurai.[6] As a response to his rebellion, the Sultan of Delhi punished the Sayyid and other Indian Muslim inhabitants of Kaithal out of spite for Ahsan Khan as he belonged to Kaithal.[7] He claimed the whole of the Delhi Sultanate province of Ma'bar which included a small part of the ancient Tamil country.[6] However, he scarcely had any authority beyond the realm of the Pandyas and the territory to the north of the river Kaveri was largely independent under the Cholas and the Hoysalas.[8]
