Malik Maqbul Tilangani

[5] Malik Maqbul or Yugandharudu (another name of him is Gona Gannappa), was a commander of the Kakatiya Empire under Prataparudra (r. 1289–1323).

Marana's Markandeya Puranamu (in Telugu) names him as "Gannavibhudu" and describes him as the commander (Kataka paludu) of Warangal Fort, the capital of Kakatiyas.

Gannaya was captured and converted to Islam, given the name Malik Maqbul and found a place in the new regime.

Ulugh Khan succeeded Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq as the new Sultan of Delhi under the name Muhammad bin Tughluq.

[7] The Sultan marched on South India in 1334 in order to suppress the rebellions, but his army was struck by an epidemic, and he was forced to return to Delhi.

Facing significant losses in his army due to the epidemic, the Sultan was in no position to recover Telangana.

[12] When Firuz Shah was away on a Campaign to Sindh and Gujarat for six months and no news was available about his whereabouts Maqbul ably protected Delhi.

[3] He was the most highly favoured among the significant number of the nobles in Feroz Shah's court and retained the trust of the sultan.

Maqbul was paid annually 13 lakh tankas over and above the expenses of his army and servants and separate allowances for his sons and sons-in-law.

While the parapet wall of the veranda is articulated with crenellations, a slanting stone overhang (chhajja) runs beneath it, encasing all sides of the structure.