Ismail Mukh

Ismail Mukh, also known as Nasir-ud-din Ismail Shah, was an Afghan noble serving the Delhi Sultanate in the Deccan. In 1346 the Deccani amirs rebelled against Muhammad bin Tughluq and proclaimed him their leader.

The rebellion ended Delhi's control over the Deccan. After Zafar Khan defeated the sultan's armies, Ismail stepped aside in his favour in 1347, an act from which the Bahmani Sultanate was born.

Zafar Khan, enthroned as Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, gave him lands and title Amir-ul-Umara. Ismail was later poisoned after a local chieftain turned him against the new sultan.