Masud Shah

Alauddin Masood Shah bin Rukhuddin Firuz Shah bin Shamsuddin Iltumish (Persian: علاء الدین مسعود شاه; died 10 June 1246) was the seventh sultan of the Delhi Sultanate.

Masud Shah
Sultan
Copper Jital of Ala ud din Masud
7th Sultan of Delhi
Reign	15 May 1242 – 10 June 1246
Predecessor	Muiz ud din Bahram
Successor	Nasiruddin Mahmud
Born	1227 or 1232 Delhi
Died	10 June 1246 (aged 14 or 19) Delhi
Spouse	Unknown
Issue	Unknown
Names Alauddin Masood Shah bin Rukhuddin Firuz Shah bin Shamsuddin Iltumish
House	Slave dynasty
Dynasty	Mamulk
Father	Rukn ud-Din Firuz
Religion	Sunni Islam

Life

Photograph of an Indian miniature painting depicting Masud Shah of the Mamluk Sultanate, published in Tawarikh-i-Ghuri by Munshi Bulaqi Das Sahib (1881)

He was the son of Rukn ud-Din Firuz (1236), son of Sultan Illtutmish and Shah Turkan and the nephew of Sultan Raziyyat (1236–40). After his predecessor and uncle Muiz ud-Din Bahram was murdered by the army in 1242 after years of disorder, the chiefs chose for him to become the next ruler of Delhi. However, he was more of a puppet for the chiefs and did not actually have much power or influence in the government. Instead, he became infamous for his fondness for entertainment and wine. Like his predecessor, he was considered "incompetent and worthless." By 1246, the chiefs became upset with his increasing hunger for more power in the government, and executed him, replacing him with Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah.

Coins

Gold, Silver and Billon coins are known for Ala ud-Din Masud Shah. Gold and silver coins were issued from Lakhnau and Delhi. Billon coins were struck from Budaun and Delhi.

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  Silver Tanka of Ala al-Din Masud Shah, Delhi Mint with the obverse legend "fi Ahd Al Imam Mustasim Amir-ul-Mominin" and Reverse legend "Al Sultan Al Azam 'Ala-al-dunya wa Al-din Abu'l Muzaffar Masud Shah bin Al-Sultan"
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  Billon Jital of Ala al-din Masud
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  Billon Jital of Ala al-din Masud
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  Billon Jital Ala al-din Masud, Budaun Mint

See also

• Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
• History of India
• Islamic history
• List of Indian monarchs

External links

• India Through the Ages
• Delhi Sultanat Coin Gallery