Tughluq Khan
Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq Khan II | |
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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-ud-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 in 1351-1388.
He was the son of Fateh Khan and the grandson of
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
.
He ascended to the throne in 1388 C.E.Fort of Kangra, and Tughlaq Khan's army returned to Delhi without pursuing him any further due to the difficulties of the venture & terrain.
Eventually though some
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 and hung up their heads over the gate of the Delhi city; the duration of the reign of Tughluq Khan, was five months and eighteen days.
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