Person · r. 1542 – 1554

Shujaat Khan (Shuja Khan)

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Minister and relative of Sher Shah Suri, installed as governor of Malwa after Sher Shah's expedition against Qadir Shah and who defeated Qadir Shah outright in a night attack, ruling Malwa for twelve years until his death in A.H.962/A.D.1554, when his eldest son Bayezeed took charge of the government.

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Regional Sultanates 14th–17th c

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vol. IV, p. 272 · read as page image that monarch ascended the throne of Dehly, he marched in the year 849 to conquer the kingdom of Malwa...Sheer Shah then made over the country around Oojein and Sarungpoor to Shooja Khan, and created him governor of Malwa
vol. IV, p. 275 · read as page image He died in the year 962; and his eldest son, assuming the title of Baz Bahadur, took the reins of government into his hands.