Editing Muhammad bin Tughluq (section)

== Death and ensuing collapse of the empire ==
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq died in 1351 on his way to [[Thatta]],  [[Sindh]], while he was campaigning in [[Sindh]] against Taghi, a Turkic slave tribe. It was during his reign that the Sultanate of Delhi collapsed by twofold resistance. One was from Rajputs led by [[Hammir Singh]] of Mewar.
<ref>{{cite book |title=The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi Sultanate |edition=2nd |editor=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XKVFAQAAMAAJ |year=1960 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |page=70}}</ref> and the other from [[Vijaynagar Empire|Harihara]]  and [[Bukka]]  of South India. While [[Rana (title)|Rana]] [[Hammir Singh]] liberated the strategic [[Rajputana]] following the victory in [[Battle of Singoli]] in 1336,<ref>{{cite book |title=The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Delhi Sultanate |edition=2nd |editor=R. C. Majumdar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XKVFAQAAMAAJ |year=1960 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |page=70}}</ref> [[Vijaynagar Empire|Harihara]] and [[Bukka]] established a new empire called [[Vijayanagara Empire]], by initially defeating and later ending Madurai Sultanate that was ruling the city of Madurai and its environs of South India on behalf of Delhi Sultanate. Several other south Indian rulers like [[Musunuri Kaapaaneedu]], etc. also contributed to the downfall of the Islamic Sultanate of Delhi. To add to Tughluq's woes, his own generals rebelled against him. One of his generals, an Afghan or Turk Muslim named [[Hasan Gangu]],<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rRxkAAAAMAAJ&q=hasan+gangu+hindu+convert |page= 3 |author= Suvorova |title= Masnavi |date= 2000 |publisher= Oxford University Press |isbn= 978-0-19-579148-8 |access-date= 19 March 2023 |archive-date= 10 April 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230410151132/https://books.google.com/books?id=rRxkAAAAMAAJ&q=hasan+gangu+hindu+convert |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Husaini (Saiyid.) |first=Abdul Qadir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJgrnbdaefEC&q=%22Hindu+tribes+of+the+punjab%22 |title=Bahman Shāh, the Founder of the Bahmani Kingdom |date=1960 |publisher=Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay |pages=59–60 |language=en |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226222928/https://books.google.com/books?id=zJgrnbdaefEC&q=%22Hindu+tribes+of+the+punjab%22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FduG_t2sxwMC&dq=change+of+capital+to+Daulatabad(1337)+proved+to+be+the+most+important+vehicle+by+which+North+Indian+Muslim+ideas+and+institutions+crossed+the+Narmada.+The+status+of+being+a+tributary+to+the+Sultanate+was+deeply+resented+by+the+local+Muslims,+culminating+in+the+revolt+by+Deccani+nobles+led+by+Ala+al-Din+Hasan+Bahman+Shah+in+1347,+eventually+establishing+an+independent+kingdom+called+the+Bahmani+kingdom&pg=PA134 |title=Islam in South Asia |quote=change of capital to Daulatabad (1337) proved to be the most important vehicle by which North Indian Muslim ideas and institutions crossed the Narmada. The status of being a tributary to the Sultanate was deeply resented by the local Muslims, culminating in the revolt by Deccani nobles led by Ala al-Din Hasan Bahman Shah in 1347, eventually establishing an independent kingdom called the Bahmani kingdom |author=Jamal Malik |date=2008 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607093941/https://books.google.com/books?id=FduG_t2sxwMC&dq=change+of+capital+to+Daulatabad(1337)+proved+to+be+the+most+important+vehicle+by+which+North+Indian+Muslim+ideas+and+institutions+crossed+the+Narmada.+The+status+of+being+a+tributary+to+the+Sultanate+was+deeply+resented+by+the+local+Muslims,+culminating+in+the+revolt+by+Deccani+nobles+led+by+Ala+al-Din+Hasan+Bahman+Shah+in+1347,+eventually+establishing+an+independent+kingdom+called+the+Bahmani+kingdom&pg=PA134 |url-status=live }}</ref> would go on to form the [[Bahmani Sultanate]] in the [[Deccan]] during the [[Rebellion of Ismail Mukh]].<ref>Verma, D. C. ''History of Bijapur'' (New Delhi: Kumar Brothers, 1974) p. 1</ref>