Mahmud Khalji
| Mahmud Khalji | |||||||||
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| Sultan | |||||||||
Mahmud Khalji's Tomb in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||||||
| 4th Sultan of Malwa | |||||||||
| Reign | 1436–1469 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Taj-ud-Din Muhammad Shah | ||||||||
| Successor | Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah | ||||||||
| Died | 1469 Malwa Sultanate | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Khilji dynasty | ||||||||
Mahmud Khalji (1436–1469), also known as Mahmud Khilji and Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I, was the Sultan of Malwa, in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India. He ascended the throne in 1435 after assassinating Mohammad, the son of the previous ruler, Hoshang Shah. Mahmud Khalji launched an unsuccessful campaign against the Delhi Sultanate; however, under his reign, the Malwa Sultanate reached its greatest height.