Shamsuddin Kayumars Explained

Shams ud-Din Kayumars
Succession:11th Sultan of Delhi
Reign:1 February 1290 – 13 June 1290
Predecessor:Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad
Successor:Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji
Dynasty:House of Balban
Father:Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad
Death Date:13 June 1290 (aged c. 4–5)
Death Place:Delhi, Delhi Sultanate
Religion:Islam

Shams ud-Din Kayumars (fa|{{nq|شمس الدین کیومرث; c. 1285 – 13 June 1290) was the eleventh sultan of Delhi, and a son of Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad (a grandson of Balban).

Life

His father Muiz ud din Qaiqabad was murdered by a Khalji noble, Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji, during the Khalji Revolution. Jalal ud-Din assumed the throne after murdering Kayumars, ending the Mamluk dynasty and starting the Khalji dynasty.[1] By that time Qaiqabad was struck down with paralysis and the Turkic nobles had raised his three-year-old son Kayumars to the throne as the Sultan.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sen, Sailendra . A Qaiqabad Textbook of Medieval Indian History . Primus Books . 2013 . 978-9-38060-734-4 . 80.