Muhammad Shah IV

Muhammad Shah IV (Persian: محمد شاه) was the third monarch of the Sayyid dynasty which ruled the Delhi Sultanate.

Muhammad Shah IV
27th Sultan of Delhi
Reign	19 February 1434 – 1 January 1445
Predecessor	Mubarak Shah
Successor	Alam Shah
Under the nominal suzerainty	Shah Rukh
Born	1397 Delhi
Died	1 January 1445 (aged 48)
Issue	Alam Shah
Dynasty	Sayyid
Religion	Islam

Tomb of Muhammad Shah

Life

He succeeded his uncle, Mubarak Shah to the throne.^[1] Both Muhammad Shah and his son, Alam Shah who succeeded him, were supplanted by the Lodi dynasty. Muhammad Shah mostly spent his reign going on hunting expeditions and he eventually died in 1445 due to drinking too much alcohol.^[2]

Muhammad Shah's tomb is a notable monument within the Lodi Gardens of New Delhi.