| Mubarak Shah | |||||
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 Gold square tanka of Qutb al-Din Mubarark, minted in Delhi, AH 718 (1318/19 CE). | |||||
| 15th Sultan of Delhi | |||||
| Reign | 14 April 1316 – 1 May 1320 | ||||
| Coronation | 14 April 1316 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shihabuddin Omar | ||||
| Successor | Khusrau Khan | ||||
| Born | Mubarak Shah about 1299 | ||||
| Died | 9 July 1320 Hazar Sutun palace, Delhi | ||||
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| Dynasty | Khalji dynasty | ||||
| Father | Alauddin Khalji | ||||
| Mother | Jhatyapali | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah (r. 1316–1320) also known as Ikhtiyar al-Din,[1] was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate of present-day India. A member of the Khalji dynasty, he was a son of Alauddin Khalji.
After Alauddin's death, Mubarak Shah was imprisoned by Malik Kafur, who appointed his younger brother Shihabuddin Omar as a puppet monarch. After Malik Kafur's murder, Mubarak Shah became the regent. Soon after, he blinded his brother, and usurped the power. After ascending the throne, he resorted to populist measures, such as abolishing the heavy taxes and penalties imposed by his father, and releasing thousands of prisoners.
He curbed a rebellion in Gujarat, recaptured Devagiri, and successfully besieged Warangal to extract a tribute. He was murdered because of a conspiracy by his slave general Khusrau Khan, who succeeded him on the throne.
- ^ Lee, Jonathan L. (8 March 2022). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-78914-019-4.