Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah
Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah Khilji (Urdu: قطب الدین مبارک شاہ, Hindi: क़ुतब उद्दीन मुबारक शाह) (died 1320) was the third and last ruler of the Khilji dynasty in Sultanate of Delhi, India. Qutb-ud-din Khilji was the son and successor of Alauddin Khilji.[1][2]
Qutb-ud-din, at the age of 18, was originally appointed regent to his younger six-year old brother, the king. Within two months, Qutb-ud-din blinded his brother and ascended the throne. He began his rule by releasing thousands of prisoners and abolishing all taxes and penalties imposed by his father. Qutb-ud-din was the weakest ruler of the khilji dynasty.
Qutb-ud-din was murdered by Khusro Khan in 1320, which ended the Khilji dynasty.
Khusro Khan was a former Hindu slave of the Makwana sect in Gujarat.
[edit] References
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Khalji-Dynasty
- ^ Sultan Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah The Muntakhabu-’rūkh by Al-Badāoni (16th century historian), Packard Humanities Institute.
| Preceded by Ala ud din Khilji |
Sultan of Delhi 1316–1320 |
Succeeded by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq |
| Khilji dynasty 1316–1320 |
Dynasty ended |
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