Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah
23rd Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 7th from the Tughlaq dynasty
About Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah
Lived 1350 – 1394 (aged 43–44).
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah I (, born Humayun Khan; ), was the son of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughluq. He ascended the imperial throne in virtue of his being heir apparent, as Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah on 1 February 1394 C.E. He was a pious and devout king who never missed his namaz prayers but after one month and sixteen days he died of natural causes.
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Who was Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah?
23rd Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 7th from the Tughlaq dynasty
When was Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah born?
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah was born in 1350.
When did Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah die?
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah died in 1394.
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