Tughluq Khan
Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq Shah II, born Tughluq Khan, was the son of Fateh Khan, the grandson of Feroze Shah. He was a Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate; he ascended to the throne in 1390 C.E.[1] However, a succession crisis started almost immediately with Muhammad Shah ibn Feroze Shah staking his claim with the support of his brother Zafar Khan's son Abu Bakr Khan. Tughluq Khan dispatched troops against his uncle towards the foot of the hills of Sirmur. Muhammad Shah ibn Feroze Shah after a brief battle took shelter in the fort of Nagarkot, and Tughluq Khan's army returned to Delhi without pursuing him any further due to the difficulties of the venture & terrain. Eventually though some Amirs joined Abu Bakri Khan son of Zafar Khan and grandson of Sultan Feroze Shah Tughluq and plotted to assassinate Tughluq Khan. In 1389 they surrounded the Sultan and Khan Jahan, his vizier and, put them to death and hung up their heads over the gate of the city; the duration of the reign of Tughluq Khan, was five months and eighteen days.
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq Khan II | |
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Sultan of Delhi | |
A half tanka of Tughluq Khan | |
Reign | 20 September 1388 – 14 March 1389 |
Coronation | 21 September 1388 |
Predecessor | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
Successor | Abu Bakr Shah |
Born | unknown |
Died | 14 March 1389 Delhi, Delhi Sultanate, now India |
Dynasty | Tughlaq dynasty |
Father | Fateh Khan |
Religion | Islam |
References
- Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
Preceded by Sultan Feroze Shah Tughluq |
Sultan of Delhi 1388–1389 |
Succeeded by Sultan Abu Bakr Shah Tughluq |