Muiz ud-Din Bahram (9 July 1212 – 15 May 1242, ) was the sixth sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty.

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He was the son of Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211–36) and the half-brother of Razia Sultan (1236–40). While his sister was imprisoned in

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by subedar Malik Altunia (both Altunia and Bahram Shah planned conspiracy against Razia Sultan) he declared himself the king with the support of forty chiefs. Even so, during Muiz ud din Bahram's two years as king, the chiefs that had originally supported him became disordered and constantly bickered among each other. It was during this period of unrest that he was murdered by his own army in 1242 (died 15 May 1242). After his death, he was succeeded by his nephew

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, a son of his half-brother

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of the

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appointed Dayir commander of

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and Menggetu commander in

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. In winter 1241 the Mongol force invaded the

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and besieged

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. Dayir died storming the town, however, on 30 December 1241, and the Mongols butchered the town before withdrawing from the

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.Islamic Culture Board-Islamic culture, p.256 The sultan was too weak to take step against them. The "Forty Chiefs" besieged him in the White Fort of Delhi and put him to death. After the death of Razia Sultan (1240) the forty chiefs decided to put Iltutmish's third Son Bahram shah on the throne. He was put on throne on 21 April 1240 at Lal Mahal but after some time the 40 chiefs decided to take all the power of Bahram shah in their hands. At that time the Minister was Muhajbuddin, so in this way there was three rulers of that dynasty. Muiz ud din Bahram built a

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during his reign.

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India Through the Ages
Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) Year of birth missing 1242 deaths Indian Sunni Muslims 13th-century Indian monarchs 13th-century monarchs in Asia Turkic rulers 13th-century Turkic people {{India-royal-stub

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