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The dynasty's founder, Alauddin Husain Shah was possibly of Bengali, Sayyid Arab, [3] [4] or even Afghan origin. [5] [6] He is considered as the greatest of all the sultans of Bengal for bringing a cultural renaissance during his reign.
The origin of the dynasty is not very clear and there are multiple accounts of where it may have originated. It is widely recognised that the dynasty's founder, Alauddin Husain Shah, was either of Bengali, [1] [4] Sayyid Arab, [5] [6] or Afghan origin. [7] [8]
In 1494, Sultan Hussain Shah Sharqi was defeated by the forces of the Afghan ruler Bahlul Lodi, Sultan of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate at Benares at which point Hussain fled to Kahalgaon in modern-day Bihar where the Sultan of Bengal assigned him a pargana. Here he was allowed to mint his own coins and was promised help from Bengal ...
In 1494, his father Husain, the Wazir (prime minister) of Bengal, established a new ruling dynasty of the Sultanate after defeating Sultan Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah. Danyal is thought to be the eldest son of Husain Shah. [ 4 ]
His father Alauddin Husain Shah was the first Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty and the father of eighteen sons and at least eleven daughters. Among Nasrat's siblings were Danyal and Mahmud. [3] Nasrat Shah married a daughter of Ibrahim Lodi, who was the Pashtun ruler of the neighbouring Delhi Sultanate. [4]
Nitish Sengupta also states that Alauddin Hussain Shah must be given the credit of being the first Bengali ruler of Gaur. It is also possible the dynasty had Sayyid of Arab [39] [40] [41] or Afghan [42] [43] origin. He brought end to a period of instability. As Sultan, Hussain Shah ruled until 1519. The dynasty he founded reigned until 1538.
Burhan Shah I died in Ahmadnagar in 1553. He left six sons, of whom Hussain succeeded him. After the death of Hussain Shah I in 1565, his son Murtaza (a minor) ascended the throne. While Murtaza was a child, his mother, Khanzada Humayun Sultana, ruled as a regent for several years. Murtaza Shah annexed Berar in 1574.
Husain Shah Sharqi was the sixth and last sultan of the Jaunpur Sultanate. A son of Mahmud Shah , he succeeded his brother Muhammad Shah in 1458. Husain was an ambitious ruler and began a policy of expanding his kingdom.