Nasiruddin Mahmud (son of Iltutmish)

Nāṣir ad-Dīn Maḥmūd (Persian: ناصر الدين محمود; r. 1227–1229) was the eldest son of Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish and his chief consort Qutub Begum, the daughter of Qutb al-Din Aibak.[1][2] (as the court historian Minhaj-i Siraj Juzjani clearly mentioned in the Tabaqat-i Nasiri, the only contemporary source of history of that time), the daughter of Qutb al-Din Aibak. He was, in all probabilities, the full brother of Sultan Razia.[3] He was the governor of Oudh and later served as the governor of Bengal until his death.

This article is about a governor of Bengal. For other uses, see Nasiruddin Mahmud.

History

When Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Khalji rebelled against Delhi Sultan Iltutmish, he sent his son Nasiruddin Mahmud along with Alauddin Jani to lead an invasion against Iwaj.[4] Iwaj was defeated and killed, and Nasiruddin became the governor of Bengal. He received the title Malik ush-Sharq (مٰلك الشّرق Māliku ’sh-Sharq, Arabic: "King of the East") from Sultan Iltutmish.

In 1228, Nasiruddin attacked and killed Raja Prithu, a ruler in Kamarupa (reigned: 1185–1228).[5] He subsequently attacked Tibet.

After ruling for one and a half years, Nasiruddin died in 1229.[5] His tomb is now called Sultan Ghari, which is the oldest Islamic mausoleum of India. This area is now a part of Qutub complex. This complex also houses the tombs of Ruknuddin Firuz and Muiz ud din Bahram.

See also

References
  1. Siddiqi, Iqtidar Husain (1992). Perso-Arabic Sources of Information on the Life and Conditions in the Sultanate of Delhi. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 6.
  2. Banarsi Prasad Saksena (1992) [1970]. "The Khaljis: Alauddin Khalji". In Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (ed.). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526). Vol. 5 (Second ed.). The Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. p. 321. OCLC 31870180.
  3. Minhaj-i-Siraj, Abu-'Umar-i-'Usman (1873). The Tabaqat-i-Nasiri. London: Asiatic Society of Bengal.
  4. Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Iltutmish". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. Sarkar, J. N. (1992). "Chapter II The Turko-Afghan Invasions". In Barpujari, H. K. (ed.). The Comprehensive History of Assam. Vol. 2. Guwahati: Assam Publication Board. p. 38.




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