Malwa Muzaffar Shah II
sultanate in 1518 (pink)
in 1517, nobles of málwa besought muzaffar’s interference, alleging minister medini rai planning depose málwa sultán, mahmud khilji ii, , usurp throne. muzaffar sháh promised come help, , shortly after sultán mahmúd khilji, escaping surveillance of medáni rái, himself sought aid of gujarát monarch. in 1518 muzaffar sháh marched godhra málwa, , on arrival @ dhár, town evacuated medáni rái. gujarát king next besieged mándu , medáni rái summoned chitor rána aid. when rána had reached sarangpur, muzaffar sháh detaching force caused rána retire, while gujarát soldiers exerted strenuously captured mándu, recovering girdle qutb-ud-dín ahmad shah ii had lost @ battle of kapadvanj. conquest virtually placed málwa in muzaffar’s power, honourably restored kingdom sultán mahmúd khilji, and, withdrawing gujarát, proceeded muhammadábád. in 1519, news received of defeat , capture of sultán mahmúd khilji rána of chitor. muzaffar sháh sent force protect mándu. rána, distinguished himself releasing sultán of málwa , keeping son in stead hostage, enjoyed continued fortune. time before these events bhát or bard in presence of nizám khán, governor of Ídar, boasted rána of chitor never fail rána ráimal of Ídar. angry governor said dog rána sánga ráimal while here . nizám khán called dog sánga, chained him in fort, , dared rána carry him away. successes enabled sánga answer challenge. in consequence of dissensions @ head-quarters nizám khán withdrew ahmednagar leaving small garrison in Ídar. when rána sánga appeared before Ídar garrison resisted slain man. rána advanced ahmednagar , severely defeated nizám khán withdrew ahmedabad, while rána plundered vishálnagar (now visnagar). in 1521, malik ayyaz sultáni, governor of sorath, sent large , equipped force revenge inroad. dissensions between malik ayyáz , gujarát nobles prevented expedition doing more burn , despoil both dungarpur , banswada. muzaffar sháh, displeased result, preparing march against chitor, when dissuaded submissive embassy chief, sent son Áhmedábád valuable presents king.
shortly afterwards, on death of malik ayyáz, muzaffar sháh confirmed elder son malik is-hák in father’s rank , possessions. malik is-hák remained in sorath confirmed jágir. in following year sultán went dominions strengthening frontier posts, fort of modasa, rebuilt. 1524, prince báhádur khán, ostensibly dissatisfied smallness of estates remove himself jealousy of brother sikandar being appointed heir-apparent seeking life, left gujarát, first seeking refuge chittor, , ibrahim lodi.
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