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Muhammad Shah
Sultan of Delhi
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Muhammad Shah
27th Sultan of Delhi
Reign 1434 – 1445
Predecessor Mubarak Shah
Successor Alam Shah
Born unknown
Delhi
Died 1445
Dynasty Sayyid dynasty
Religion Islam
Lodhi Garden, New Delhi. taken by Anita Mishra
Tomb of Muhammad Shah

Muhammad Shah (r. 1434 – 1445) was the third monarch of the Sayyid dynasty which ruled the Delhi Sultanate.

Life

He succeeded his uncle, Mubarak Shah to the throne. Both Muhammad Shah and his son, Alam Shah who succeeded him, were supplanted by the Lodi dynasty. Muhammad Shah mostly spent his reign going on hunting expeditions and he eventually died in 1445 due to drinking too much alcohol.

Muhammad Shah's tomb is a notable monument within the Lodi Gardens of New Delhi.

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