Ruler · 1246 – 1266

Mahmud I of Delhi

Lived 1246 – 1266; politician. Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) of Delhi Sultanate, 1245 – 1266.

Wikidata's English label: Nasir ud din Mahmud.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1246 – 1266; 20 years
In office: 21 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Delhi Sultanate
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi)

Delhi Sultanate · the 8th of 19 dated reigns · 1206 – 1526

4 before

Razia Sultan1236 – 1240

Muiz ud din Bahram1240 – 1242

Masud Shah1242 – 1245

Mahmud I of Delhi1245 – 1266

Ghiyas ud din Balban1266 – 1287

Muiz ud din Qaiqabad1287 – 1290

Shamsuddin Kayumars1290

8 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1245 – 1266 · 21 years · came to it aged 17

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1266, the year they died

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