Khusrau Khan

Khusrau Khan
Billon 2 gani of Nasir Ud Din Khusro Shah
16th Sultan of Delhi
Reign	10 July – 6 September 1320
Predecessor	Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah
Successor	Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Born	Veraval
Died	1320 Delhi, now India
Spouse	Devala Devi
Regnal name Nasiruddin

Khusrau Khan was an Indian Sultan of Delhi for around two months in 1320. Originally from the Gujarat region, he was captured by the Delhi army during Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Malwa in 1305. After being brought to Delhi as a slave, he was converted to Islam, and became a homosexual partner of Alauddin's son Mubarak Shah. After ascending the throne in 1316, Mubarak Shah gave him the title "Khusrau Khan", and greatly favoured him.

Khusrau Khan led a successful campaign to reassert Delhi's control over Devagiri in 1317. The next year, he led an army that besieged Warangal, forcing the Kakatiya ruler Prataparudra to resume tribute payments to Delhi. In 1320, he led a group of Baradus and disgruntled nobles to assassinate Mubarak Shah, and ascended the throne with the regnal name Nasiruddin. However, he was soon deposed by a group of rebels led by the noble Malik Tughluq, who succeeded him on the throne.