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Rukn-ud-din Firuz (Persian: رکنالدین فیروز), also transliterated as Rukn al-Din Firoz (121- died 19 November 1236), was a ruler of Delhi sultanate for less than seven months in 1236. As a prince, he had administered the Badaun and Lahore provinces of the Sultanate.
Mar 3, 2023 · Ruknuddin Firuz Shah ruled over the Delhi Sultanate for almost 7 months in 1236. He had presided over the Sultanate’s Badaun (with the support of Ainul Mulk Husain Ash’ari) and Lahore provinces as a prince.
But after the death of Iltutmish, much against his will, the Turkish nobles enthroned Ruknuddin Firoz Shah in place of Raziya. He was an incapable youth and proved to be an incompetent ruler. His mother, Shah Turkan, who was, in fact, a maid-servant earlier, captured all the powers and proved a wicked conspirator.
Iltutmish was succeeded by Razia's half-brother Ruknuddin Firuz, whose mother Shah Turkan planned to execute her. During a rebellion against Ruknuddin, Razia instigated the general public against Shah Turkan, and ascended the throne after Ruknuddin was deposed in 1236.
The Sultan of Delhi was the absolute monarch of the Delhi Sultanate that stretched over large parts of the subcontinent during the period of Medieval India, for 320 years (1206–1526).
Jul 3, 2019 · When he died, the nobles—unwilling to accept a woman’s rule—defied the sultan’s decision and crowned Iltutmish’s son Ruknuddin Firuz. Ruknuddin turned out to be a terrible ruler who squandered the kingdom’s resources.
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Oct 8, 2021 · Razia had to fight for the throne as the nobles established her brother Ruknuddin Firuz as the king in her stead, who proved to be an incapable and cruel ruler.
