# Masud Shah

_7th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate_

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Last updated: 2026-11-07

> Ala ud-Din Masud, was the seventh Mamluk sultan of the Delhi Sultanate. He succeeded his uncle Bahram in 1242 and was succeeded by his cousin Mahmud I upon his death in 1246.

## Quick facts

- **Died:** 10 June 1245 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826620#P570))
- **Place of death:** Delhi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826620#P20))
- **Occupation:** sultan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826620#P106))
- **Positions held:** Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) (10 May 1242 – 10 June 1245); Sultan of Delhi (1242–1246) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826620#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Masud Shah held?**  
Positions held by Masud Shah include: Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) (1242–1245); Sultan of Delhi (1242–1246).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Masud Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masud_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3826620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826620) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Photograph of an Indian miniature painting depicting Masud Shah of the Mamluk Sultanate, published in 'Tawarikh-i-Ghuri' by Munshi Bulaqi Das Sahib (1881).jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photograph_of_an_Indian_miniature_painting_depicting_Masud_Shah_of_the_Mamluk_Sultanate,_published_in_%27Tawarikh-i-Ghuri%27_by_Munshi_Bulaqi_Das_Sahib_(1881).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Masud Shah, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Photograph of an Indian miniature painting depicting Masud Shah of the Mamluk Sultanate, published in 'Tawarikh-i-Ghuri' by Munshi Bulaqi Das Sahib (1881).jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.

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