Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah

Mubarak Shah
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
Died	9 July 1320 Hazar Sutun palace, Delhi
Regnal name Qutbuddin
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.