In 1335, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, the Tughlaq Governor of Madurai, declared his independence and established the independent sultanate of Madurai.[2] He claimed the whole of the Tughlaq province of Ma'bar which included a small part of the ancient Tamil country.[2] 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.[3]