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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]
Ghiyath Shah, also known as Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah or Ghiyasuddin, was a Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate in the fifteenth century. The son of his predecessor Mahmud Shah I , he reigned from 1469 to 1500. A military leader before his accession, he was known during his reign for his religious devotion and cultural life.
The last Sultan of the dynasty, Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, who continued to rule from Sonargaon, had to contend with rising Afghan activity on his northwestern border. Eventually, the Afghans under the Sur Empire broke through and sacked the capital in 1538 where they remained for several decades, successively establishing two independent ...
Son of Mahmud Shah Habshi rule (1487–1494) Name Reign Notes Shahzada Barbak: 1487 ... Alauddin Firuz Shah: 1533 Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah: 1533–1538
Mahmud was born in the 14th-century into an aristocratic Bengali Muslim Sunni family in the Bengal Sultanate. His forefathers – the Ilyas Shahis – were the inaugural dynasty of Bengal. Despite his family's long presence in the region, Mahmud's ancestors were of Sistani origin, hailing from what is now eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan .
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] In 1534, the Portuguese came to Chittagong port to start trade in Bengal.
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, the last Hussain Shahi Sultan and his Portuguese allies are defeated by Sher Shah Suri. Humayun occupies Gaur, but leaves Bengal to Sher Shah Suri. 1575: Battle of Tukaroi between the Sultanate of Bangala and the Mughal Empire. 1576
Mahmud Shah II 1489-1490; Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah 1490-1494; Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494–1538) Alauddin Hussain Shah 1494-1518; Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah 1518-1533; Alauddin Firuz Shah II 1533; Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah 1533-1538; Muhammad Shahi dynasty (1554–64) Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah 1554-1555; Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah I 1555-1561