Rulers of Malwa
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Following is a list of rulers of Malwa since the Kshatrapas:
Kshatrapa Empire
- NahapanaNahapanaNahapana was an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas, descendant of the Indo-Scythians, in northwestern India. According to one of his coins, he was the son of Bhumaka.-History:...
(119-124 CE) - ChastanaChastanaChastana, or Castana, was a ruler of the Saka Western Satraps in northwestern India around 130 CE. He was satrap of Ujjain during that period....
(c 120) - Rudradaman IRudradaman IRudradaman I was a Saka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the celebrated Sah king Chastana. Rudradaman I was instrumental in the decline of the Satavahana Empire.- Mahakshatrapa :...
(c 130-150) - Damajadasri IDamajadasri IDamajadasri I was a ruler of the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. His reign saw the decline of dynasty after his dominions were conquered by the Satavahanas and saw the rise of the Abhiras in the south and Malavas in the north....
(170-175) - JivadamanJivadamanJivadaman was a Saka ruler of the Western Kshatrapas in northwestern India from during the 2nd century CE. He was the son of Damajadasri I , and the brother of Satyadaman....
(175 d 199) - Rudrasimha IRudrasimha IRudrasimha I was a Western Kshatrapa ruler, who reigned from 178 to 197 CE. From the reign of Rudrasimha I, the date of minting of each coin, reckoned in the Saka era, is usually written on the obverse behind the king's head in Brahmi numerals, allowing for a quite precise datation of the rule of...
(175-188 d 197) - Isvaradatta (188-191)
- Rudrasimha IRudrasimha IRudrasimha I was a Western Kshatrapa ruler, who reigned from 178 to 197 CE. From the reign of Rudrasimha I, the date of minting of each coin, reckoned in the Saka era, is usually written on the obverse behind the king's head in Brahmi numerals, allowing for a quite precise datation of the rule of...
(restored) (191-197) - JivadamanJivadamanJivadaman was a Saka ruler of the Western Kshatrapas in northwestern India from during the 2nd century CE. He was the son of Damajadasri I , and the brother of Satyadaman....
(restored) (197-199) - Rudrasena IRudrasena IRudrasena I was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India.He is mainly known from his coins. Several have a date in Brahmi numerals on the reverse...
(200-222) - Damasena (222-232)
- Samghadaman (227?)
- Damajadasri II (232-239) with
- Viradaman (234-238)
- Yasodaman I (239)
- Vijayasena (239-250)
- Damajadasri III (251-255)
- Rudrasena II (255-277)
- Visvasimha (277-282)
- Bhartridaman (282-295) with
- Visvasena (293-304)
- Rudrasimha II (304-348) with
- Yasodaman II (317-332)
- Rudradaman II (332-348)
- Rudrasena III (348-380)
- Simhasena (380- ?)
Parmara Empire
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(c 800-c 818) - Vairisimha I (c 818-c 843)
- Siyaka I (c 843-c 893)
- Vakpati (c 893-c 918)
- Vairisimha II (c 918-c 948)
- Siyaka II (c 948-c 974)
- Vakpatiraja (c 974-c 995)
- Sindhuraja (c 995-c 1010)
- Bhoja I (c 1010-c 1055)
- Jayasimha IJayasimha IJayasimha II succeeded Vishnuvardhana as the king of Eastern Chalukyas. He had a long reign of 32 years, however we know of nothing important happening in his reign.His younger brother Indra Bhattaraka succeeded him.- References :...
(c 1055-c 1060) - UdayadityaUdayadityaUdayaditya was a Paramara dynasty ruler of Malwa region of central India, who succeeded Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his son, Lakshmanadeva.-Situation after Bhoja I's death:...
(c 1060-c 1087) - Lakshmanadeva (c 1087-c 1097)
- Naravarman (c 1097-c 1134)
- YasovarmanYasovarmanYasovarman I was an Angkorian king who reigned in 889–910 CE.-Early years:After the death of Indravarman I, a succession war was fought by his two sons. It's believed that the war was fought on land and on sea by the Tonle Sap. In the end Yasovarman I prevailed. Because of his father had sought...
(c 1134-c 1142) - Jayavarman IJayavarman IJayavarman I is considered by some to be the first king of the Khmer empire, as it evolved out of the Kamboja kingdom . He ruled from approximately 657 to 681. Over the course of his reign, and that of his predecessor Bhavavarman II, the Khmer kings' power was consolidated in the areas previously...
(c 1142-c 1160) - Vindhyavarman (c 1160-c 1193)
- Subhatavarman (c 1193-c 1210)
- Arjunavarman I (c 1210-c 1218)
- DevapalaDevapalaDeva Pala , was a powerful emperor from the Pala Empire of Bengal region in the Indian Subcontinent. He was the third king in the line and had succeeded his father, emperor Dharamapala...
(c 1218-c 1239) - Jaitugideva (c 1239-c 1256)
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(c 1256-c 1269) - Jayasimha IIJayasimha IIJayasimha II , also known by the titles Jagadekhamalla and Mallikamoda, succeeded his brother Vikramaditya V on the Western Chalukya throne. Jayasimha had to fight on many fronts to protect his kingdom...
(c 1269-c 1274) - Arjunavarman II (c 1274-c 1283)
- Bhoja IIBhoja IIBhoja II was a ruler in medieval India, the last of the Shilahara dynasty of Kolhapur in Maharashtra. He suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Singhana, king of the Yadava Dynasty, in 1212 CE at Umalvad...
(c 1283- ?) - Mahlakadeva (c ? -c 1305)
Ghorids
- Dilavar Khan Husain (1390-1405)
- Alp Khan HushangHoshang ShahOriginally known as Alp Khan, he had taken the title of Hoshang Shah or Hushang Shah Gori, when he was crowned the second King of Malwa. Alp Khan's father Dilawar Khan Ghori had belonged to the court of Firozshah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi...
(1405-1435) - Ghazni Khan Muhamnmad (1435-1436)
- Mas'ud Khan (1436)
Khiljis
- Mahmud Shah I (1436-1469)
- Ghiyath Shah (1469-1500)
- Nasr Shah (1500-1511)
- Mahmud Shah IIMahmud Shah IIMahmud Shah II was an infant ruler of Bengal. Habsh Khan was the effective ruler.Both of them were killed in 1490 CE by Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah....
(1511-1531)