Gujarat under Delhi Sultanate
| Gujarat | |||||
| Governorate of Delhi Sultanate | |||||
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| Capital | Patan | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1297 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1407 | |||
| Today part of | Gujarat, India | ||||
Gujarat, a region in western India, fell under Delhi Sultanate following repeated expeditions under Alauddin Khalji around the end of 13th century. He ended the rule of Vaghela dynasty under Karna II and established Muslim rule in Gujarat. Soon the Tughluq dynasty came to power in Delhi whose emperor carried out expeditions to quell rebellion in Gujarat and established their firm control over the region by the end of the century. Following Timur's invasion of Delhi, the Delhi Sultanate weakened considerably so the last Tughluq governor Zafar Khan declared himself independent in 1407 and formally established Gujarat Sultanate.
Due to long coast of Gujarat, Muslim presence on its shores has been recorded since 8th century due to economic and cultural reasons.
Except the expedition of Mahmúd Ghazni against Somnáth in 1024; the defeat of Muhammad Muiz-ud-dín or Shaháb-ud-dín Ghori by Chaulukya king Bhima II of Aṇahilaváḍa (now Patan, Gujarat) about 1178; Ghurid campaigns in 1172 and 1197; and the avenging sack of Aṇahilaváḍa and defeat of Bhíma by Mumluk emperor Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1194, until the reign of Alá-ud-dín Khalji (1295–1315), Gujarát remained free from interference of Muslim rulers.
In second half of the 13th century, Cambay (now Khambhat) was under Muslim official Shihabuddin ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya who must have been appointed under Chaulukya-Vaghela rulers.
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