Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan

Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan (died 1339), initially Hasan Kaithali,[1] also known as Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah,[2] was the first Sultan of Madurai Sultanate and father-in-law of the great traveller Ibn Battuta.

[7] He claimed the whole of the Delhi Sultanate province of Ma'bar which included a small part of the ancient Tamil country.

[6] However, he scarcely had any authority beyond the realm of the Pandyas and the territory to the north of the river Kaveri was largely independent under the Cholas and the Hoysalas.

[10] Immediately, Muhammad bin Tughluq sent an army to reassert his control over the region.

[10] Tughluq took his revenge by killing Ahsan Khan's son Ibrahim who was the purse-bearer of the Emperor.