page_title: Jaunpur Sultanate
section_title: Muhammad Shah
hierarchical_section_title: Jaunpur Sultanate / History / Muhammad Shah
caption_attribution_description: English: Coin of Muhammad Shah Dated AH 863
context_page_description: The Jaunpur Sultanate was an independent Islamic empire in northern India between 1394 and 1479, whose rulers ruled from Jaunpur in the present day state of Uttar Pradesh. The Jaunpur Sultanate was ruled by the Sharqi dynasty. The Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik Sarwar, the first ruler of the dynasty was a wazir under Sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad Shah IV Tughluq. In 1394, amidst the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate, he established himself as an independent ruler of Jaunpur and extended his authority over Awadh and a large part of the Ganges-Yamuna Doab and replaced much of the Delhi Sultanate. The dynasty founded by him was named so because of his title Mālik-us-Śarq. The most notable ruler of the dynasty was Ibrahim Shah.
context_section_description: On assuming power in 1457, Muhammad Shah made peace with Bahlul Lodi and recognised his right over Shamsabad. He picked up a quarrel with his nobles. In 1458, after his brother Hasan was executed on his order, his another brother Hussain revolted and proclaimed himself as the sultan of Jaunpur, under the title of Hussain Shah. Muhammed Shah was soon killed by Hussain's army in Kanauj.
caption: BiIlon Tanka of Muhammad Shah
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