Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (Persian: غیاث الدین تغلق), or Ghazi Malik (غازی ملک; Ghazi means fighter for Islam; died c.1325) was the Sultan of Delhi from 1320 to 1325. He was the first sultan of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. During his reign, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq founded the city of Tughluqabad. His reign ending upon his death in 1325 when a pavilion built in his honour collapsed. The 14th century historian Ibn Battuta claimed that the death of the sultan was the result of a conspiracy against him

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Sultan of Delhi
Ghazi Malik
Sultan-e-Dilli
Narpati-e-Dilli
A Jalayirid copy of a Delhi Sultanate manuscript, depicting ruler Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq leading his troops in the capture of the city of Tirhut, based on the Basātin al-uns by Muhammad Sadr Ala-i, a member of the Tughluq court and an ambassador to Ilkhanid Iran. Ca.1410 copy of 1326 original. Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum Library, Ms. R.1032.
17th Sultan of Delhi
Reign8 September 1320 – February 1325
Coronation8 September 1320
PredecessorKhusro Khan
SuccessorMuhammad bin Tughluq
Bornunknown
DiedFebruary 1325
Kara-Manikpur, India
Burial
Delhi, India
IssueMuhammad bin Tughluq
HouseTughluq dynasty
ReligionSunni Islam

Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq was succeeded by his eldest son, Muhammad bin Tughluq.

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