Shihabuddin Omar
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Shihab-ud-din Omar (r. 1316) was the third Sultan of the Khalji Dynasty and fourteenth Sultan of Delhi Sultanate in India. After the death of his father Alauddin Khalji in 1316, he ascended the throne as a minor, with the support of Alauddin's slave-general Malik Kafur. His brother Qutb-ud-din Mubarak became the regent after the assassination of Kafur and subsequently dethroned him to become the Sultan.
Quick Facts 14th Sultan of Delhi, Reign ...
Shihabuddin Omar Khalji | |
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14th Sultan of Delhi | |
Reign | 5 January – 14 April 1316 |
Predecessor | Alauddin Khalji |
Successor | Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah |
Born | 1310 or 1311[citation needed] |
Died | 1316 (aged 3–5) Gwalior, India (Delhi Sultanate) |
Dynasty | Khalji Dynasty |
Father | Alauddin Khalji |
Mother | Jhatyapali |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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