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Sultan of Delhi (r. 1 February 1290–13 June 1290 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shams ud-Din Kayumars (Persian: شمس الدین کیومرث), also known by his regnal name, Shamsuddin II[1] (Persian: شمس الدین دوم; c. 1285 – 13 June 1290, reigned in 1290) was a son of Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad, the eleventh sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
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Shams ud-Din Kayumars | |
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Shamsuddin II | |
![]() Coin of Kayumaras | |
11th Sultan of Delhi | |
Reign | 1 February 1290 – 13 June 1290 |
Predecessor | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad |
Successor | Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji |
Born | c. 1285 |
Died | 13 June 1290 (aged c. 4–5) Delhi, Delhi Sultanate |
Dynasty | Mamluk |
Father | Muiz ud-Din Qaiqabad |
Religion | Islam |
His father Muiz ud din Qaiqabad is said to have been murdered by a Khalji noble, Jalal ud-Din Firuz Khalji. Khalji assumed the throne after murdering Kayumars, ending the Mamluk dynasty and starting the Khalji dynasty.[2] By that time Qaiqabad was struck down with paralysis and the Turkic nobles had raised his three-year-old son Kayumars to the throne as the Sultan.
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