Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq ناصر الدین محمود شاه تغلق | |
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Sultan of Delhi | |
24th Sultan of Delhi | |
Reign | March 1394 – February 1413 |
Predecessor | Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah |
Successor | Khizr Khan |
Born | unknown |
Died | February 1413 |
Dynasty | Tughlaq dynasty |
Father | Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III |
Religion | Islam |
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq (Persian: ناصر الدین محمود شاه تغلق) (reign: 1394 – February 1413 CE), also known as Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah,[1] was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule the Islamic Delhi Sultanate.
History
War of succession with Nusrat Shah
Nasiruddin Mahmud was a son of sultan Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III, who ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 31 August 1390 to 20 January 1394. Upon his death, his older son Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah became sultan, but he soon died of illness on 8 March 1394, and his younger brother Nasiruddin Mahmud succeeded him. However, the succession was challenged by his relative Nusrat Shah (also known as Nasrat Khan), triggering a war of succession that lasted for three years from 1394 until 1397. During this time, Nasiruddin Mahmud ruled from the city of Delhi, while Nusrat Shah ruled from Firozabad.[1][2]
Invasion of Timur
During Nasiruddin Mahmud's reign in 1398, Timur the Chagatai ruler invaded India. They clashed in a decisive battle near Delhi. Timur eventually won and entered the city where he then massacred the population. He obtained a substantial amount of treasures from the Delhi court that was accumulated by the Turco-Afghan predecessors for over a period of 200 years.[3] Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty fell into decline and eventually came to an end.
Successor
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq died in February 1413. The succeeding sultan of the Delhi Sultanate was Khizr Khan, the first of the Sayyid dynasty. Khizr Khan was the governor of Multan and he was appointed as the Sultan of Delhi by Timur himself.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Jayapalan, N. (2001). History of India, from 1206 to 1773. Volume II. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 76. ISBN 9788171569281. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ^ Grousset, René (1970). The empire of the steppes; a history of central Asia (in English and French). Internet Archive. New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University Press. pp. 444–445. ISBN 978-0-8135-0627-2.
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