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Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Malik Feroz ibn Malik Rajab
Sultan of Delhi
Gold Tanka of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.jpg
Gold Tanka of Firoz Shah Tughlaq INO Khalifa Abu Abd-Allah
Reign 1351– 20 September 1388
Predecessor Muhammad bin Tughluq
Successor Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq II
Born 1309
Died 20 September 1388 (aged 79)
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Burial Hauz Khas Complex, Delhi
Dynasty Tughlaq Dynasty
Father Malik Rajjab
Mother Bibi Naila
Religion Islam

Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. His father's name was Rajab (the younger brother of Ghazi Malik) who had the title Sipahsalar. He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq following the latter's death at Thatta in Sindh, where Muhammad bin Tughlaq had gone in pursuit of Taghi the ruler of Gujarat. For the first time in the history of Delhi Sultanate, a situation was confronted wherein nobody was ready to accept the reins of power. With much difficulty, the camp followers convinced Firuz to accept the responsibility. In fact, Khwaja Jahan, the Wazir of Muhammad bin Tughlaq had placed a small boy on throne claiming him to the son of Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who meekly surrendered afterwards. Due to widespread unrest, his realm was much smaller than Muhammad's. Tughlaq was forced by rebellions to concede virtual independence to Bengal and other provinces.

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  • Ferozabad Panorama

    Palace of Feroz Shah Kotla, toped by the Ashokan Delhi-Topra pillar (left) and Jami Masjid (right).

  • Remains of buildings at Firoze Shah Kotla, Delhi

    Remains of buildings at Firoz Shah Kotla, Delhi, 1795.

  • Gold Tanka of Firoz Shah Tughlaq

    Gold coin of Firuz Shah

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    Jital of 40 Rati

  • Firoz Shah (2)

    Billon Tanka of Hazrat Dehli Dated AH 771

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    Coin of 32 Rati

  • Firoz Shah (4)

    Jital of 40 Rati

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    Jital of 40 Rati

  • Firoz Tughlaq

    Jital of Firoz Shah

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