Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah

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Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah
23rd Sultan of Delhi
Reign22 January − 8 March 1394
PredecessorNasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
SuccessorNasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Bornunknown
Died8 March 1394
DynastyTughlaq dynasty
FatherNasir ud din Muhammad Shah III
ReligionIslam

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.

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Preceded by Sultan of Delhi
1394
Succeeded by