Ilyas Shahi dynasty

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Ilyās Shāhī
  • الیاس شاهی
  • ইলিয়াস শাহী
Hazrat Pandua (from 1352)
Gaur
(from 1450)
Dissolution1487 (1487)
Deposition1415 and 1487 (1415 and 1487)

The Ilyas Shahi dynasty (

House of Ganesha.[4]

Initial dynasty

Hazrat Pandua
.

The ancestors of Ilyas Shah originated from

the subcontinent as Muslim missionaries and the family were granted jagirs in Bengal in the year 1227. Bengal was under the Delhi Sultanate
at the time.

During the governorship of

Lakhnauti and Sonargaon respectively by 1342. This led to the foundation of Bengal as single political entity and the start of the Bengal Sultanate
and its first dynasty, the Ilyas Shahi.

After Shamsuddin's death, his son

Ming Empire of China and encouraged trade. During his reign, Ma Huan
, a Chinese traveller visited Bengal.

Instability

In 1415, political confusion and weakness of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty led to

House of Ganesha shortly after.[5] Ganesha's son Jadu embraced Islam and assumed the title of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Shah. He was succeeded by his son, Shams ad-Din Ahmad Shah
. Ahmad was killed by his nobles in 1436 in an attempt to restore the Ilyas Shahi dynasty.

Restored dynasty

After the death of Shams ad-Din Ahmad, the rule of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty was restored by

Habshi commander of the palace guards, Shahzada Barbak, who ascended the throne under the title, Sultan Barbak Shah. With this, the Ilyas Shahi dynasty's rule over Bengal came to an end.[6]
The current

List of rulers

Titular Name(s) Personal Name Reign
Sultan Shams ad-Din
سلطان شمس الدين
Bengali: সুলতান শামসউদ্দীন
Ilyas Shah
إلياس شاه
Bengali: ইলিয়াস শাহ
1342–1358
Sultan Abu al-Mujahid
سلطان أبو المجاحد
Bengali: সুলতান আবুল মুজাহ্বিদ
Sikandar Shah
سكندر شاه
Bengali: সিকান্দর শাহ
1358–1390
Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din
سلطان غياث الدين
Bengali: সুলতান গিয়াসউদ্দীন
Azam Shah
أعظم شاه
Bengali: আজ়ম শাহ
1390–1411
Sultan Sayf ad-Din
سلطان سيف الدين
Bengali: সুলতান সাইফউদ্দীন
Hamzah Shah
حمزة شاه
Bengali: হামজ়া শাহ
1411–1413
Sultan Abu al-Muzaffar
سلطان أبو المظفر
Bengali: সুলতান আবুল মুজ়াফফর
Muhammad Shah
محمد شاه
Bengali: মোহাম্মদ শাহ
1413
Sultan Nasir ad-Din Abu al-Muzaffar
سلطان ناصر الدین أبو المظفر
Bengali: সুলতান নাসিরউদ্দীন আবুল মোজ়াফ্ফর
Mahmud Shah
محمود شاه
Bengali
: মাহমূদ শাহ
1435–1459
Sultan Rukun ad-Din
سلطان ركن الدين
Bengali: সুলতান রোকনউদ্দীন
Barbak Shah
باربک شاه
Bengali
: বারবক শাহ
1459–1474
Sultan Shams ad-Din Abu al-Muzaffar
سلطان شمس الدین أبو المظفر
Bengali: সুলতান শামসউদ্দীন আবুল মোজ়াফ্ফর
Yusuf Shah
يوسف شاه
Bengali: ইউসুফ শাহ
1474–1481
Sultan Nur ad-Din
سلطان نور الدین
Bengali: সুলতান নূরউদ্দীন
Sikandar Shah
سکندر شاه
Bengali: সিকান্দর শাহ
1481
Sultan Jalal ad-Din
سلطان جلال الدين
Bengali: সুলতান জালালউদ্দীন
Fateh Shah
فتح شاه
Bengali: ফতেহ শাহ
1481–1487
Sultanate of Bengal under Shahzada Barbak
in 1487 C.E.
  • Silver shaded row signifies the start of the Restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty.
Preceded by
Sultanate of Bengal

1342–1415
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Sultanate of Bengal

1437–1487
Succeeded by
Habshi rule[7]

See also

References

  1. .
  2. ^ Siegbert Uhlig (2003). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha. p. 151.
  3. ^ Ainslie Thomas Embree, Asia Society (1988). Encyclopedia of Asian history, Volym 1. p. 149.
  4. .
  5. . Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.205–14
  7. ^ Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.827–8

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