Khusrau Khan

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Nasir ud-Din Khusrau Shah (Persian: ناصر الدین خسرو شاہ), better known as Khusrau Khan, was the sixteenth Sultan of Delhi for around two months in 1320. Originally from the Gujarat region, he was captured by the Delhi army during Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa in 1305. After being brought to Delhi as a slave, he converted to Islam. After ascending the throne in 1316, Mubarak Shah gave him the title Khusrau Khan, and greatly favoured him. Khusrau Khan led a successful campaign to reassert Delhi's control over Devagiri in 1317. The next year, he led an army that besieged Warangal, forcing the Kakatiya ruler Prataparudra to resume tribute payments to Delhi. In 1320, he led a group of Baradus and disgruntled nobles to assassinate Mubarak Shah, and ascended the throne with the regnal name Nasir ud-Din. However, he was soon deposed by a group of rebels led by the noble Ghazi Malik, who succeeded him on the throne.

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