Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mahmud experienced the rule of the Ganesha dynasty that had usurped the throne of Bengal from Mahmud's relative Sultan Saifuddin Hamza Shah. According to contemporary historian Firishta, Mahmud was living a quiet life as a farmer in rural Bengal during this period. [3]
This is a list of rulers of Bengal. ... Son of Mahmud Shah Habshi rule (1487–1494) Name Reign Notes Shahzada Barbak: 1487 Saifuddin Firuz Shah: 1487–1489
Sultan Mahmud Shah of Bengal shifted the capital from Pandua to Gaur in 1450. One of the probable reasons behind the move was a change in the course of nearby rivers. [35] The reign of Mahmud Shah witnessed greater control over the Sundarbans. The governor of the Sundarbans, Khan Jahan Ali, built the mint town of Khalifatabad. [36]
The battle of Surajgarh destroyed the military status of Bengal. The Lohanis then left the scene. Both Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah and Sher Khan were determined to continue fighting till the end. Meanwhile, the arrival of the Portuguese Empire on the coast of Bengal and their activities put Mahmud in more trouble. [7]
Mahmud Shah of Bengal (1435–1459) Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725; Mahmud Shah Durrani, Ruler of Afghanistan between 1801–1803 and 1809–1818; Muhamud Muzaffar Shah (1823–1864), Sultan of Riau Sultanate; Rulers of Gujarat Sultanate. Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), popularly known as Mahmud ...
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah and his Portuguese allies were defeated by Sher Shah Suri on 6 April 1538, as his appeals to the Mughal Emperor Humayun went unanswered. [1] Ghiyasuddin died of wounds sustained during the siege of Gaur by Sher Shah Suri, and grief after learning two of his sons had been executed by the Afghans. [3] [4]
Intending to takeover Bengal, he first killed Habash Khan, the regent of the young Sultan Mahmud Shah II, before proceeding to also kill the Sultan. Badr ascended the throne under the title of Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah. He developed an army of 40,000 soldiers; recruiting thousands of Afghans and 5,000 Abyssinians. [2]
Mahmud Shah II of Bengal. ... Mahmud Shah II was an infant Sultan of Bengal with Habsh Khan as his regent. [1] Both of them were killed in 1490 by Shamsuddin Muzaffar ...