Aram Shah
Aram Shah (probably reigned 1210–1211) was the second sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate (Slave Dynasty).[1]
Origins
The relationship of Aram with Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206–1210) is a subject of controversy.[2][3] According to some, he was Aibak's son, but Minhaj-i-Siraj distinctly writes that Qutb-ud-din only had three daughters. Abul Fazl has made the "astonishing statement" that he was the Sultan's brother. A modern writer has hazarded the opinion that "he was no relation of Qutub-ud-din" but was selected as his successor as he was available on the spot.
Succession
There were no fixed rules governing the succession in the Sultanate, Aram being selected by Turkish amirs at Lahore.[4] Aram was ill-qualified to govern a kingdom. The Chihalgani soon conspired against him and invited Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, then Governor of Badaun, to replace Aram. Iltutmish responded to their call, and, advancing with his entire army, defeated Aram on the plain of Bagh-i Jud near Delhi in 1211.[5]
It is unclear whether Aram was martyred, killed in battle or executed in prison.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava (1966). The Sultanate of Delhi, 711-1526 A.D. Shiva Lal Agarwala. pp. 92–93.
- ↑ Peter Jackson, The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History, (Cambridge University Press, 1999), 29.
- ↑ C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, (Columbia University Press, 1996), 300.
- ↑ Satish Chandra, Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals, Part One, (Har-Anand Publications, 2013), 39.
- ↑ Peter Jackson, The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History, 29.
- ↑ Peter Jackson, The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History, 29.
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| Preceded by Qutb-ud-din Aybak |
Slave Dynasty 1206–1290 |
Succeeded by Shams ud din Iltutmish |
| Preceded by Qutb-ud-din Aybak |
Sultan of Delhi 1210–1211 |
Succeeded by Shams ud din Iltutmish |