Person · r. 1405 – 1432

Hoshang Shah Ghuri

ہوشنگ شاہ غوری

Son of Dilawar Khan Ghuri who took the throne on his father's death under suspicion of having poisoned him, was captured and briefly deposed by Muzaffar Shah I of Gujarat before being restored in 1408, and reigned until his own death in A.H.835/A.D.1432, having named his eldest son Ghazni Khan his successor.

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Regional Sultanates 14th–17th c

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vol. IV, p. 170 · read as page image in the year 808 he died suddenly; and some historians have even asserted that he was poisoned by his eldest son and successor; but the accusation seems unsupported by any well-authenticated proof, and has been, in consequence, generally doubted.
vol. IV, p. 171 · read as page image After the death of his father, Alp Khan assumed the title of King of Malwa, under the name of Sooltan Hooshung Ghoory, and the nobles coming to court, paid their allegiance; but a rumour being prevalent at the time, that his father had been assassinated by him