[2][3] After serving at the court in Delhi, he was appointed governor at Dhar in A.H. 793/C.E.

Dilawar Khan took the title of 'Amid Shāh Dā'ūd and caused the khutba to be read in his name in A.H. 804/C.E.

[4] He passed his kingdom – the Malwa Sultanate – to his son Hoshang Shah upon his death in A.H. 809/C.E.

[6] He was imprisoned by the court officials at Delhi for his support for the rebel prince.

Dilawar Khan went to war with the Jaunpur Sultanate after its founder Malik Sarwar declared himself independent from Delhi however his forces were defeated and forced to retreat.