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Shams ud-Din Kayumars(Persian:شمس الدین کیومرث;c. 1285 – 13 June 1290) was the eleventhsultan of Delhi,and a son ofMuiz ud-Din Qaiqabad(a grandson ofBalban).
| Shams ud-Din Kayumars | |
|---|---|
 Coin of Kayumaras | |
| 11thSultan of Delhi | |
| Reign | 1 February 1290 – 13 June 1290 |
| Predecessor | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad |
| Successor | Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji |
| Born | c. 1285 |
| Died | 13 June 1290 (aged c. 4–5) Delhi,Delhi Sultanate |
| Dynasty | House of Balban |
| Father | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad |
| Religion | Islam |
Life
editHis fatherMuiz ud din Qaiqabadwas murdered by aKhaljinoble,Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji,during theKhalji Revolution.Jalal ud-Din assumed the throne after murdering Kayumars, ending the Mamluk dynasty and starting the Khalji dynasty.[1]By that time Qaiqabad was struck down with paralysis and the Turkic nobles had raised his three-year-old son Kayumars to the throne as theSultan.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Sen, Sailendra (2013).A Qaiqabad Textbook of Medieval Indian History.Primus Books. p. 80.ISBN978-9-38060-734-4.
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