Muiz ud din Bahram

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Muiz ud din Bahram (1236) was a Muslim Turkic ruler and the sixth Sultan of Delhi in medieval India during the Mamluk dynasty (or Slave dynasty). He was the son of Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211-1236) and brother of Razia Sultan (1236-1240). While his sister was in Bathinda, he declared himself king with the support of forty chiefs. His sister tried to regain the throne with the aid of her husband Altunia, a chief of Bathinda, though they were eventually arrested and executed. Even so, during Muiz ud din Bahram's two years as king, the chiefs that had originally supported him became disordered and constantly bickered among each other. It was during this period of unrest that he was murdered by his own army in 1242. After his death, he was succeeded by Ala ud din Masud, a son of Rukn ud din Firuz.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• India Through the Ages
• The Slave Dynasty

Preceded by Razia Sultan	Mamluk Dynasty 1206–1290	Succeeded by Ala ud din Masud
Preceded by Razia Sultan	Sultan of Delhi 1206–1290	Succeeded by Ala ud din Masud