20th Sultan of Delhi
| Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq Khan II | |
|---|---|
 A half tanka of Tughluq Khan | |
| 20th Sultan of Delhi | |
| Reign | 20 September 1388 – 14 March 1389 |
| Coronation | 21 September 1388 |
| Predecessor | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Successor | Abu Bakr Shah |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 14 March 1389 Delhi, Delhi Sultanate, now India |
| Dynasty | Tughlaq dynasty |
| Father | Fateh Khan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq Shah II (Persian: غیاث الدین تغلق شاه دوم), born Tughluq Khan (Persian: تغلق خان), was a Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
He was the son of Fateh Khan and the grandson of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
He ascended to the throne in 1388 C.E. However, a succession crisis started almost immediately with Muhammad Shah ibn Firoz Shah staking his claim with the support of his brother Zafar Khan's son Abu Bakr Khan. Tughluq Khan dispatched troops against his uncle towards the foot of the hills of Sirmur. Muhammad Shah Tughlaq ibn Firoz Shah, after a brief battle, took shelter in the Fort of Kangra, and Tughluq Khan's army returned to Delhi without pursuing him any further due to the difficulties of the venture and terrain.
Eventually, some Amirs joined Abu Bakr Khan, son of Zafar Khan and grandson of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq, and plotted to assassinate Tughluq Khan. In 1389, they surrounded the Sultan and Jahan Khan, his vizier, and put them to death, hanging up their heads over the gate of the Delhi city. The duration of Tughluq Khan's reign was five months and eighteen days.
References
- Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
| Preceded bySultan Feroze Shah Tughluq | Sultan of Delhi 1388–1389 |
Succeeded bySultan Abu Bakr Shah Tughluq |
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