Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Names
	Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Firuz Shah Tughlaq ibn Malik Rajjab
	Firoz Shah Tughlaq making Dua
19th Sultan of Delhi
Reign	23 March 1351 – 20 September 1388
Predecessor	Muhammad bin Tughluq
Successor	Tughluq Khan
Born	1309; Jaunpur
Died	20 September 1388 (aged 78–79); Jaunpur
Burial	20 September 1388; Tomb of Firoz Shah at Jaunpur,; Jaunpur
Issue	Fateh Khan; Zafar Khan; Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III;
Names
Names
	Firoz Shah Tughlaq
House	Tughlaq
Dynasty	Tughlaq dynasty
Father	Malik Rajab
Mother	Bibi Naila
Religion	Sunni Islam (Hanafi)

Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi^[1] from 1351 to 1388.^[2]^[3] 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 Firoz 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]

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

[1] Jackson, Peter (16 October 2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.

[t-2] Tughlaq Shahi Kings of Delhi: Chart The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 2, p. 369..

[Sarkar_1994_37-3] Sarkar, Jadunath (1994) [1984]. A History of Jaipur (Reprinted, revised ed.). Orient Blackswan. p. 37. ISBN 978-8-12500-333-5.

[4] Banerjee, Anil Chandra (1983). A New History Of Medieval India. Delhi: S Chand & Company. pp. 61–62.

[Peter_Jackson_288-5] Peter Jackson (1999). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 9780521543293.

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