a Khalji Turko-Afghan descendant of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. After the Khiljis were deposed, it was ruled by Shujaat Khan, an Afghan governor of Malwa under Sher Shah Suri. Shujaat Khan's son, Baz Bahadur declared independence in 1555, and ruled until the end of the Malwa Sultanate.

Ghurid dynasty