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Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Nasir al-Din Firuz Shah (Persian: ناصر الدین فیروز شاہ; 1309 – 20 September 1388), better known as Firuz Shah Tughlaq (Persian: فیروز شاه تغلق, romanized: Firūz Shāh Tug͟hlaq) and also as Firuz III, was the Sultan of Delhi from 1351 until his death in 1388. He succeeded his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq following the latter's death at Thatta, Sindh. His father was Sipahsalar Malik Rajab, the brother of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, the founder of the dynasty, whilst his mother was a princess originating from Abohar, Punjab of the Indian subcontinent.
Firuz Shah has been accredited with the construction of cities and irrigation projects and has been regarded as a great builder with the creation of Firozpur, Hisar and Fatehabad in the Punjab and Haryana regions. Firuz Shah's reign was met with numerous conquests such as the Raja's of Bengal, Sindh and Kangra later in his reign, whilst upon receiving the throne, it has been noted that he successfully repelled a Mongol attack.