Ruknuddin Firuz

Rukn-ud-din Firuz (Persian: رکن‌الدین فیروز), further transliterated as Rukn al-Din Firoz and also known as Firuz I (1211 – 19 November 1236), was the Sultan of Delhi for less than seven months in 1236. As a prince, he had administered the Badaun and Lahore provinces of the Sultanate. He ascended the throne after the death of his father Iltutmish, a powerful Mamluk ruler who had established the Sultanate as the most powerful kingdom in northern India. However, he pursued pleasure, wine, women, and left his mother Shah Turkan in control of the administration. The misadministration led to rebellions against Ruknuddin and his mother, both of whom were arrested and imprisoned. The nobles and the army subsequently appointed his half-sister Razia on the throne.