Abu Bakr Shah

Abu Bakr Shah

Tughluq Dynasty

Sultan of Delhi during Tughluq Dynasty

Reign – A.D. 1389 to 1390

Father – Zafar Khan

After beheading his cousin Tughluq Shah, Abu Bakr ascended the throne in A.D. 1389. Although he was an efficient ruler and his mental faculties were quite developed. He was soon involved in internal conspiracies and civil war.

Firoz Tughluq’s younger son Muhammad tried to become the sultan under the title of Nasiruddin Muhammad shah. Thus so long as, Muhammad lived, his position was quite unstable, so a civil war broke out between the two.

Muhammad shah made Jalesar, the centre of his activates and various Amirs being dissatisfied with Abu Bakr joined Muhammad Shah. Out of them Malik Sarvar and Nasirul Mulk Khizr Khan were very capable and powerful. Thus the number of the supporters of Muhammad Shah went on increasing. The Governors of Multan, Samana, Lahore, Hissar and Hansi became his supporters. At last, Islam Khan, the Kotwal of Delhi, also joined his party. Being terrified and confused by the civil war Abu Bakr fled away towards Mewat and Muhammad Shah captured the throne of Delhi. After this he sent an army against Abu Bakr which defeated and imprisoned Abu Bakr in Meerut. After some time he expired in imprisonment.

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