Mubarak Shah (Sayyid dynasty)

Mubarak Shah (born Mubarak Khan) (r.โ€‰1421โ€“1434) was the second monarch of the Sayyid dynasty which ruled the Delhi Sultanate.

Mubarak Shah
Muizz-ud-Din
Coin of Mubarak Shah
26th Sultan of Delhi
Reign21 May 1421 โ€“ 19 February 1434
PredecessorKhizr Khan
SuccessorMuhammad Shah
Servicing RulerShah Rukh
Bornunknown
Died19 February 1434
ReligionIslam
Mubarak Shah's tomb in Kotla Mubarakpur.

Ancestry

Sultan Mubarak Shah was the son of Khizr Khan.

Life

He succeeded his father, Khizr Khan to the throne in 1421. Born Mubarak Khan, he took up the regnal name of Muizz-ud-Din Mubarak Shah or simply Mubarak Shah. The Sayyids were subservient to Timur's successor, Shah Rukh, and while Khizr Khan did not assume the title of sultan, Mubarak Shah was acknowledged as one and However, it is also known that Mubarak Shah received a robe and a chatr (a ceremonial parasol) from the Timurid capital of Herat which indicates that the fealty continued in his time. During his reign, Mubarak Shah had to deal with the rise of local dynasties in the aftermath of the Timurid invasion of India. However, the biggest threat to his power that he faced was that of Jasrat Khokhar, a local Muslim chieftain from the Punjab who had conquered vast territories and eventually marched into Delhi in 1431 and conquered the Delhi Sultanate but later, a battle was fought in September 1432 in which Jasrat Khokhar was defeated and forced to leave Delhi and give up large amounts of his territory to the Delhi Sultan. Two years after this great victory however, Mubarak Shah was murdered in 1434 and succeeded by his nephew, Muhammad Shah.[1][2]

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References

  • Jackson, Peter (2003). The Delhi Sultanate : a political and military history (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521543293.
  • "Sayyid dynasty". Encyclopedia Britannica.


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