Humajun Szach

Alauddin Humayun Shah Bahmani was the sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate, who reigned between 1458 and 1461. Also known as Humayun Shah Zalim , he is described as a cruel ruler, known for executing people in torturous ways.

Biography Humayun was the eldest son of Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah. He was succeeded by his son, Nizam

Cruelty Firishta describes Humayun as an especially cruel figure, with the sobriquet Zalim. According to modern scholars such as Haroon Khan Sherwani and Ghulam Yazdani, the accounts of Humayun's cruelty have been exaggerated. Sherwani described him as a ruler of the "ordinary Bahmani type", albeit a strict disciplinarian.

Family Humayun Shah married Nargis Begum, a daughter of prince Mubarak Khan, and thus a granddaughter of Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah. They had five children: Hamida Sultan; Nizam-Ud-Din Ahmad III, twelfth Bahmani Sultan; Muhammad Shah III Lashkari, thirteenth Bahmani Sultan; Jamshid Ahmad.