Mahmud I | |
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Sultan | |
8th Sultan of Delhi | |
Reign | 10 June 1246 – 18 February 1266 |
Coronation | 10 June 1246 in Delhi |
Predecessor | Ala ud din Masud |
Successor | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
Born | 1229 or 1230 Delhi |
Died | 18 February 1266 (aged 35–37) Delhi |
Spouse | Malikah-i-Jahan Khani,[1][non-primary source needed] daughter of Ghiyasuddin Balban |
House | Mamluk Dynasty (Delhi) |
Father | Shamsuddin Iltutmish (or possibly Iltutmish's son Nasiruddin Mahmud[2][3]) |
Mother | Malikah-i-Jahan Jalal-ud-Dunya-wa-uddin[4][non-primary source needed] |
Religion | Islam |
Military career | |
Years of service | 1246 - 1266 |
Nasir ud din Mahmud Shah (Persian: ناصر الدین محمود شاه; 1229/1230 – 19 November 1266, reigned: 1246–1265) was the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate (Slave dynasty). The Tabaqat-i Nasiri, written by the court historian Minhaj-i-Siraj, is dedicated to him. His father-in-law Ghiyas ud din Balban handled the state affairs during his reign.