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Sultan
Masud Shah
Sultan
Copper Jital coin of Ala ud din Masud
7th Sultan of Delhi
Reign15 May 1242 – 10 June 1246
PredecessorMuiz ud din Bahram
SuccessorNasiruddin Mahmud
Born1227 or 1232
Delhi
Died10 June 1246 (aged 14 or 19)
Delhi
SpouseUnknown
IssueUnknown
Names
Alauddin Masood Shah bin Rukhuddin Firuz Shah bin Shamsuddin Iltumish
HouseSlave dynasty
DynastyMamulk
FatherRukn ud-Din Firuz
ReligionSunni Islam

Alauddin Masood Shah bin Rukhuddin Firuz Shah bin Shamsuddin Iltumish (Persian: علاء الدین مسعود شاه; died 10 June 1246) was the seventh sultan of the Delhi Sultanate.

Life

Photograph of an Indian miniature painting depicting Masud Shah of the Mamluk Sultanate, published in Tawarikh-i-Ghuri by Munshi Bulaqi Das Sahib (1881)

He was the son of Rukn ud-Din Firuz (1236), son of Sultan Illtutmish and Shah Turkan and the nephew of Sultan Raziyyat (1236–40). After his predecessor and uncle Muiz ud-Din Bahram was murdered by the army in 1242 after years of disorder, the chiefs chose for him to become the next ruler of Delhi. However, he was more of a puppet for the chiefs and did not actually have much power or influence in the government. Instead, he became infamous for his fondness for entertainment and wine. Like his predecessor, he was considered "incompetent and worthless." By 1246, the chiefs became upset with his increasing hunger for more power in the government, and executed him, replacing him with Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah.

Coins

Gold, Silver and Billon coins are known for Ala ud-Din Masud Shah. Gold and silver coins were issued from Lakhnau and Delhi. Billon coins were struck from Budaun and Delhi.

  • Silver Tanka of Ala al-Din Masud Shah, Delhi Mint with the obverse legend "fi Ahd Al Imam Mustasim Amir-ul-Mominin" and Reverse legend "Al Sultan Al Azam 'Ala-al-dunya wa Al-din Abu'l Muzaffar Masud Shah bin Al-Sultan" Silver Tanka of Ala al-Din Masud Shah, Delhi Mint with the obverse legend "fi Ahd Al Imam Mustasim Amir-ul-Mominin" and Reverse legend "Al Sultan Al Azam 'Ala-al-dunya wa Al-din Abu'l Muzaffar Masud Shah bin Al-Sultan"
  • Billon Jital of Ala al-din Masud Billon Jital of Ala al-din Masud
  • Billon Jital of Ala al-din Masud Billon Jital of Ala al-din Masud
  • Billon Jital Ala al-din Masud, Budaun Mint Billon Jital Ala al-din Masud, Budaun Mint

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Preceded byMuiz ud din Bahram Mamluk Dynasty
1206–1290 		Succeeded byNasiruddin Mahmud
Preceded byMuiz ud din Bahram Sultan of Delhi
1242–1246 		Succeeded byNasiruddin Mahmud
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