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Firuz Shah Suri

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Firuz Shah Suri
Reign22–25 November 1554
PredecessorIslam Shah Suri
SuccessorMuhammad Shah Adil
Born4 May 1542
DiedDecember 1554(1554-12-00) (aged 12)
HouseSur
DynastySur Empire
FatherIslam Shah Suri
ReligionSunni Islam

Firuz Shah Suri (4 May 1542 – December 1554) was King of Hindustan from 22 November 1554 until his assassination in 1554. He was the son of Islam Shah Suri and when Islam Shah Suri died in 1554 Firuz Shah Suri became Sultan (King).

When Firuz Shah became Sultan in November 1554 however he was assassinated within days of his coronation by one of his cousins (his father's nephew) Muhammad Mubariz Khan. When Muhammad Mubariz Khan took power he became known as Muhammad Shah Adil Suri.[1][2]

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References

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  1. Smith, Vincent Arthur (1917). Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542–1605. Oxford at the Clarendon Press. p. 33.
  2. Baumer, Christoph (2018). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-867-5.
Preceded by
Islam Shah Suri
Shah of Delhi
1554
Succeeded by
Muhammad Shah Adil