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Sultan of Malwa
Other names: Miyan Bayazid
Biographical
After the death of his father, Shuja'at Khan, Baz Bahadur killed his rival and adopted brother, Daulat Khan Ajiyala. He tried to assert control over various territories in and around Malwa, but was defeated, and then devoted himself to music and cultural pursuits. He fell in love with the Hindu singer and poetess Rupmati which gave rise to legends surrounding their famous love story. With their union, the culture of Malwa became a blend of Muslim and Hindu, though the state was politically irrelevant. After the Mughal invasion he fled Sarangpur, and when his palace was overrun, Rupmati killed herself. He eventually submitted himself in to the Emperor Akbar, but was later to organise sufficient support and forces to confront the emperor's general Pir Muhammad. After the general invaded Burhanpur, 1562, his army was defeated by the Malwa forces, and he fled with Baz Bahadur in pursuit, only to drown in the Narbada. Baz Bahadur was able to reoccupy Malwa after the Mughals had withdrawn, but was later met with another invasion. He fled to Gondwana, then to Chittor and Gujarat, but with no safe haven available, he submitted completely to Akbar. He was awarded a mansab and was to become a court musician.
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Sources
1. U.N. Day. Medieval Malwa: A Political & Cultural History, 1401-1562. Delhi: Munshi Ram Manohar Lal, 1965.
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