Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah


Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah


   Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah

Sultan of Delhi
Reign – A.D.  1320
Died – A.D.  5th September, 1320



After the murder to Mubarak Shah, Khusrau Khan begged pardon of the nobles for his bloody act and ascended the throne with their full support and cooperation on 15th April, A.D. 1320. He assumed the title of Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah. He also received the favour of famous Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya and his supporters by distributing money among them.

Although he bestowed titles and rewarded the Turkish nobles and tried his best to gain their favour, a section amongst them hated him from the core of their hearts as he was originally Hindu and embraced Islam later. Ghazi Malik was the leader of the opponents of Khusrau Shah. He sought the favour of the Provincial Governors of Multan, Uchh, Sehwan and Jalore. He instigated them along with the general public against Sultan Khusrau shah for his anti-Islamic acts. Ghazi Malik and his son Juna Khan, having gathered a large army in Punjab, presently marched towards the capital. Khusrau Shah made desperate efforts to win support from all and sundry by scattering the royal treasures among them but he could not succeed in saving his own life. As Ghazi Malik reached near Delhi, Khusrau Shah had to come out from the capital to face the challenge near Indarprastha. Ain-ul-Mulk and other Muslim nobles who appeared to have reconciled themselves to the new setup turned against Khusrau and withdraw themselves from the battlefield along with their troops. Khusrau Shah, however fought with courage but was defeated and killed on 5th September, A.D. 1320.

The decline and death of Khusrau Shah was a great tragedy. He was the second converted Muslim who fell prey to the Turkish intrigue. The racial consciousness seemed to be very strong among the Turkish nobles. Dr.A.L. Srivastava has severely condemned this tendency of the Turkish nobles and remarked, “Khusrau was a Musalman. It did not matter what he had been before his conversion to that religion. As Islam claims to be a democratic religion and believes that kingship is not the monopoly of any privileged class but belongs to those who have the power and ability to hold it, there was no reason why Khusrau should have been debarred from enjoying the position he had won.”

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