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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.
Syeda Momena Khatun, daughter of Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah; Isa Khan (1529–1599), leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal; Musa Khan (d. 1623), leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal; Dilal Khan (1585–1666), final independent ruler of Sandwip; Kedar Ray ( 1561–1616), last independent Raja of Bikrampur, one of the prominent ...
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 ...
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]
The Bengal Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world, [9] was founded in 1342 by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, after he united Satgaon, Lakhnauti and Sonargaon. [10] The Ilyas Shahi dynasty ruled Bengal for nearly 150 years.
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 ...
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]
The ancestors of Ilyas Shah originated from Sistan, and according to Syed A M R Haque, arrived to 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 Izz al-Din Yahya in Satgaon, Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah took service ...