Muiz ud din Qaiqabad

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{{Short description|Sultan of Delhi from 1287 to 1290}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Refimprove|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox monarch
| name = Muiz ud-din Qaiqabad
| succession = 10th [[Delhi Sultanate|Sultan of Delhi]]
| image = Coin_of_Muiz_ud_din_Qaiqabad.jpg
| caption = [[Jital coin|Jital]] coin of Muiz ud din Qaiqabad
| reign = 13 January 1287 – 1 February 1290
| coronation =
| predecessor = [[Ghiyas ud din Balban]]
| successor = [[Shamsuddin Kayumars]]
| spouse =
| issue = [[Shamsuddin Kayumars]]
| house = [[Mamluk Dynasty (Delhi)|House of Balban]]
| father = [[Nasiruddin Bughra Khan]]
| mother = daughter of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud shah
| birth_date = 1269
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk dynasty]]
| death_date = 1 February 1290 (aged 20–21)
| death_place = Delhi
| place of burial =
| religion = [[Islam]]
}}
'''Muiz ud din Qaiqabad''' ({{langx|fa|{{nq|معز الدین کیقباد}}}}; 1269 – 1 February 1290) was the tenth [[sultan of Delhi]]. He was the son of [[Bughra Khan]], the Sultan of [[Bengal]], as well as the grandson of [[Ghiyas ud din Balban]] (r. 1266–1287), the previous Sultan of Delhi.

== Historical background ==
After the death of his son Muhammad Khan, on 9 March 1285 at the hands of the [[Mongols]] during the [[Battle of Beas River]], [[Ghiyas ud din Balban]] was in an unrecoverable state of shock. In his last days he called his son [[Bughra Khan]], who was then the Governor of [[Bengal]], to stay with him, but due to the stern nature of his father he slipped away to Bengal. Eventually, Balban chose his grandson and son of Muhammad, Kay Khusroe, to be his successor. However, when Balban died, Fakhr-ud-Din, the [[Kotwal]] of [[Delhi]], set aside the nomination and chose for Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, son of [[Bughra Khan]], to become ruler instead, although he was only 17 years old.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of medieval India|year=2007|publisher=S Chand|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8121903646|pages=121, 122|author=V.D. Mahajan|edition=10th}}</ref>

==Reign==
After he became the Sultan, he indulged in the life of wine and women, and the example set by the Sultan was also followed by his courtiers. He was not as much a pious [[Muslim]] as his predecessors as he did not focus on his [[Islamic]] studies as much. His army met with his father [[Bughra Khan]]'s [[Bengal]] army in Northern [[Bihar]], but due to the love for his father he ran towards him to embrace his crying. No battle took place and a lasting peace treaty was agreed between Bengal and [[Delhi Sultanate|Hindustan]], which was even respected by his successors. On his return to [[Delhi]], he transferred Nizam-ud-Din to [[Multan]], seeing the latter's hesitation, the Sultan ordered him to be poisoned. He appointed [[Jalal-ud-din Khalji]] as a new commander of the army, but the murder and appointment sent a wave of dissent amongst the Turkic nobility. Taking advantage of this Jalal-ud-Din Firuz marched his army to [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite book|title=History of medieval India|year=2007|publisher=S Chand|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8121903646|pages=121, 122|author=V.D. Mahajan|edition=10th}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A History of India Volume 1|year=1979|publisher=Progress Publishers|location=Moscow, USSR|page=204|first1=K.A.|last1=Antonova|authorlink1=Koka Antonova|first2=G.|last2=Bongard-Levin|first3= G.|last3=Kotovsky}}</ref>
[[File:Coin of Muiz ud din Qaiqabad.jpg|260px|thumb|Coin of Muiz ud din Era]]
After four years, he was murdered in 1290 by Jalaluddin Khilji. His infant son, [[Kayumars of Delhi|Kayumars]], was also murdered, ending the [[Mamluk Dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk Dynasty]] and instigating the [[Khalji Revolution]].<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=80}}</ref>

== Coinage ==
Muiz ud din Qaiqabad struck coins in gold, silver, copper and [[billon (alloy)|billon]]. He struck many coins from [[Delhi]] and [[Lucknow]].
<gallery>
File:Silver Tanka from Hazrat Dehli Mint.jpg|Silver Tanka from Hazrat Dehli Mint (10.95 grams)
File:Billon 3 gani of Quaikabad.jpg|Billon 3 gani (3.32 grams)
File:Copper Paika of 40 Rati.jpg|Copper Paika of 40 Rati (4.2 grams)
File:Copper Adli.jpg|Copper Adli (2 grams)
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Mamluk dynasty of Delhi]]
*[[Delhi Sultanate]]
*[[Islamic history]]
*[[List of Indian monarchs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01368/web/html_slave_pg-2.html India Through the Ages]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060210033417/http://www.amritworld.com/slave_dynasty.html The Slave Dynasty] (archived 10 February 2006)
*[http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=6705 Coin database of Mu'izz ud-Din Qaiqabad]

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before=[[Ghiyas ud din Balban]]|
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before=[[Ghiyas ud din Balban]]|
title=[[Delhi Sultanate|Sultan of Delhi]]|
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[[Category:Indian Sunni Muslims]]
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[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:13th century in India]]

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