Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq

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.

This article is about the Tughlaq sultan of Delhi. For other uses, see Nasiruddin Mahmud.

Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
ناصر الدین محمود شاه تغلق
Sultan of Delhi
Copper Falus
24th Sultan of Delhi
ReignMarch 1394 – February 1413
PredecessorAla ud-din Sikandar Shah
SuccessorKhizr Khan
Bornunknown
DiedFebruary 1413
DynastyTughlaq dynasty
FatherNasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
ReligionIslam

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 until 1397. During this time, Nasiruddin Mahmud ruled from the city of Delhi, while Nusrat Shah ruled from Firozabad.[1][2]

Invasion of Timur
I.O. Islamic 137 f.284v Timur's Defeat of Amlu Khan and the Capture of Delhi, from the 'Zafarnama' by Sharaf al-Din, 1533

During Nasiruddin Mahmud's reign in 1398, Amir Timur the Chagtai ruler invaded India. He carried away with him a large booty from Delhi and the surrounding area. Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end.

Successor

The succeeding sultan of the Delhi Sultanate was Khizr Khan, the first of the Sayyid dynasty.

References
  1. 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.
  2. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
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