Arrange the following Malwa Sultans in a chronological order, starting from the earliest:

(A) Ghiyas Shah

(B) Nasir Shah

(C) Muhammad Shah Ghori

(D) Mahmud Khalji I

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct chronology is (C), (D), (A), (B).Key Points

• Muhammad Shah Ghori:
  • The Malwa Sultanate was founded by Muhammad Dilawar Khan Ghori, a governor of the Delhi Sultanate, in the year 1402.
  • Dilawar Khan declared his independence from the Delhi Sultanate and established his rule over the region of Malwa, with its capital at Mandu.​
• Mahmud Khalji I:
  • ​Mahmud Khalji was a ruler of the Khalji dynasty in the Sultanate of Malwa, an Islamic kingdom that existed in central India from (1436–69) CE.
  • However, there is historical evidence or information available about a ruler named Mahmud Khalji specifically in Malwa.
• Ghiyas Shah:
  • ​Ghiyas Shah was a ruler who served as the Sultan of Malwa during his reign from 1469 to 1500 CE.
  • However, there is a historical record or information available about a ruler named Ghiyas Shah specifically the Sultan of Malwa.
• Nasir Shah:

  • ​Malwa Sultan Nasir Shah (1500-1510 C.E) bears an inscription on the obverse side as "Al wathiq bil Samad lam Yazali Abul Muzaffar Nasir Shah" and on the reverse side as "Bin Ghiyath shah al khalji al-Sultan Khallada mulkahu".

​Therefore we conclude that the correct chronology is (C), (D), (A), (B).​