Malik Sarwar

Malik Sarwar (died 1399), a eunuch of humble, possibly African origin, rose in the Delhi Sultanate from keeper of the royal jewels under Firuz Shah Tughlaq to wazir. He helped Muhammad Shah IV gain the throne and was later made governor of the eastern provinces.

In 1394 Sultan Mahmud Shah sent him east with an army and twenty elephants to crush a rebellion at Jaunpur. With Delhi collapsing, he ruled the eastern provinces in practical independence, struck coins and had the Friday sermon read in his own name. He founded the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur and was succeeded by his adopted heir Mubarak Shah.