Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Firuz Shah Tughlaq ibn Malik Rajjab
Firoz Shah Tughlaq making Dua
19th Sultan of Delhi
Reign23 March 1351 – 20 September 1388
PredecessorMuhammad bin Tughluq
SuccessorTughluq Khan
Born1309
Jaunpur
Died20 September 1388 (aged 78–79)
Jaunpur
Burial20 September 1388
Tomb of Firoz Shah at Jaunpur,
Jaunpur
Issue
Names
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
HouseTughlaq
DynastyTughlaq dynasty
FatherMalik Rajab
MotherBibi Naila
ReligionSunni Islam (Hanafi)

Firuz Shah Tughlaq (Persian: فیروز شاه تغلق, romanizedFīrūz Shāh Tughlaq; 1309 – 20 September 1388) was the 19th sultan of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.[1][2][3] A Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq following the latter's death at Thatta in Sindh, where Muhammad bin Tughlaq had gone in pursuit of Taghi the rebellious Muslim governor of Gujarat. For the first time in the history of the Sultanate, a situation was confronted wherein nobody was ready to accept the reins of power. With much difficulty, the camp followers convinced Firuz to accept the responsibility. In fact, Khwaja Jahan, the Wazir of Muhammad bin Tughlaq had placed a small boy on the throne claiming him to be the son of Muhammad bin Tughlaq,[4] who meekly surrendered afterwards.

Due to widespread unrest, his realm was much smaller than Muhammad's. Tughlaq was forced by rebellions to concede virtual independence to Bengal and other provinces. He established Sharia across his realm.[5]

  1. ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1994) [1984]. A History of Jaipur (Reprinted, revised ed.). Orient Blackswan. p. 37. ISBN 978-8-12500-333-5.
  2. ^ Jackson, Peter (16 October 2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
  3. ^ Tughlaq Shahi Kings of Delhi: Chart The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 2, p. 369..
  4. ^ Banerjee, Anil Chandra (1983). A New History Of Medieval India. Delhi: S Chand & Company. pp. 61–62.
  5. ^ Peter Jackson (1999). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780521543293.

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