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The Mahdawi regime at Ahmadnagar falls; vizier Jamal Khan killed, 999

سقوط الدولة المهدوية بأحمدنكر وقتل الوزير جمال خان 999هـ

c. 8 May 1591 CE · 14 Rajab 999 AH

On Wednesday 14 Rajab 999 the Mahdawi regime at Ahmadnagar in the Deccan fell; the vizier Jamal Khan was killed, his head brought to Ahmadnagar, paraded and hung for days, and Burhan Shah took the sultanate 1.

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The Gunpowder Empires
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South Asia
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The Gunpowder Empires

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On Wednesday 14 Rajab 999 the Mahdawi regime at Ahmadnagar in the Deccan fell; the vizier Jamal Khan was killed, his head brought to Ahmadnagar, paraded through it, then hung up for days — and Burhan Shah took the throne 1.

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 440
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