Saifuddin Firuz Shah
Saifuddin Firoze Shah | |||||
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Sultan of Bengal | |||||
Reign | 1487–1489 | ||||
Predecessor | Barbak Shah II | ||||
Successor | Mahmud Shah II | ||||
Born | Malik Andil | ||||
Died | 1489 Bengal Sultanate | ||||
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House | Habshi | ||||
Religion | Islam |
Malik Andil Habshi (Bengali: মালিক আন্দিল হাবশী), better known by his regnal title Saifuddin Firoze Shah (Bengali: সাইফউদ্দীন ফিরোজ শাহ, Persian: سیف الدین فیروز شاه) was the second "Habshi" ruler of the Bengal Sultanate's Habshi dynasty. He was a former army commander of the Sultanate's Ilyas Shahi dynasty.[2]
Biography
Andil was an army commander of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty who seized power after killing the rebel Sultan, Barbak Shah II, in 1487. After claiming the throne, he styled himself as Saifuddin Firuz Shah. It is said that Andil was an eunuch.[3]
He is often considered as the real founder of the Habshi rule in Bengal as the previous Shahzada Barbak only ruled for a few months.
He is described as a patron of architecture and calligraphy in Bengal. He ordered Majlis Sa'd to build a mosque in
His most famous architecture is the
Death
His rule lasted two years until his death in 1489, and was succeeded by his adopted son, Mahmud Shah II.[2] Most historians consider that he died of natural causes, while some such as Ghulam Husain Salim and Jadunath Sarkar theorized that he was killed by one of the Abyssinian palace-guards.[3]
See also
References
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