Nasir ud din Mahmud
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Nasir ud din Firuz Shah (1246-1266) was an Islamic ruler and the eighth Sultan of Delhi of medieval India during the Slave Dynasty (or Mameluk dynasty). He was the youngest son of Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211-1236) and he succeeded Ala ud din Masud after the chiefs replaced Masud when they felt that he began to behave as a tyrant. As a ruler, Mahmud was known to be very religious, spending most of his time in prayer and renown for aiding the poor and the distressed. However it was actually his Deputy Sultan or Naib, Ghiyas ud din Balban, who primarily dealt with the state affairs. After Mahmud's death in 1266, Balban (1266-1287) rose to power as Mahmud had no children to be his heir.
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| Preceded by Ala ud din Masud |
Slave Dynasty 1206–1290 |
Succeeded by Ghiyas ud din Balban |
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