Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah
Appearance
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah | |
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23rd Sultan of Delhi | |
Reign | 22 January − 8 March 1394 |
Coronation | 1 February 1394 |
Predecessor | Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III |
Successor | Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq |
Born | unknown |
Died | 8 March 1394 |
Dynasty | Tughlaq dynasty |
Father | Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III |
Religion | Islam |
Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah (Persian: علاء الدین سکندر شاه, born Humayun Khan; Persian: همایون خان), was the son of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughluq. He ascended the imperial throne in virtue of his being heir apparent, as Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah on 1 February 1394 C.E. He was a pious and devout king who never missed his namaz prayers but after one month and sixteen days he died of natural causes.