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Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah
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Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah I ( Persian : علاء الدین سکندر شاه , born Humayun Khan ; Persian : همایون خان ), was the son of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughluq . He ascended the imperial throne in virtue of his being heir apparent, as Ala-ud-din Sikandar Shah on 1 February 1394 C.E. He was a pious and devout king who never missed his namaz prayers but after one month and sixteen days he died of natural causes.
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born humayun khan
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son of sultan muhammad shah tughluq
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