Hussain Shahi dynasty

The Hussain Shahi dynasty (Bengali: হোসেন শাহী খান্দান,

‫ · حسي ن ش اهی‬হুসেন শাহী

Ḥussain Shāhī
Pashto: ‫د حسین شاهي کورنۍ‬, Persian: ‫ )حسين شاهی خاندان‬was
a family which ruled the late medieval Sunni Muslim Sultanate of
Bengal from 1494 to 1538.[2] Royal house

History
The dynasty's founder, Alauddin Husain Shah was a Sayyid of
Arab origins.[3][4][5] The dynasty has also been mentioned as an
Afghan dynasty.[6][7][8] He is considered as the greatest of all the
sultans of Bengal for bringing a cultural renaissance during his
reign. He conquered Kamrup-Kamata and Orissa and extended the
Sultanate all the way to the port of Chittagong, which witnessed
the arrival of the first Portuguese merchants. His supposed heir,
Shahzada Danyal, who he had appointed as the governor of
Map of the Hussain Shahi dynasty
Kamata, was executed by rebellious chieftains in Assam.
of the Bengal Sultanate[1]
Husain Shah's son and successor, Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah, gave Country Bengal Sultanate
refuge to the Afghans during the invasion of Babur though he
Current Bengal, Bihar
remained neutral. Known as the Akbar of Bengal, Nasrat was
region
known by the Hindus of Bengal as Nripati Tilak and Jagatbhusan.
He encouraged the translation of Sanskrit literature into the Etymology Name of Alauddin
Bengali language and built the Chota Sona Masjid. Nasrat Shah's Husain Shah
treaty with Babur saved Bengal from a Mughal invasion. Founded 1494
The last Sultan of the dynasty, Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, who Founder Alauddin Husain
continued to rule from Sonargaon, had to contend with rising Shah
Afghan activity on his northwestern border. Eventually, the
Final ruler Ghiyasuddin
Afghans under the Sur Empire broke through and sacked the
Mahmud Shah
capital in 1538 where they remained for several decades,
successively establishing two independent dynasties (Muhammad Titles Sultan
Shahi and Karrani).[9] However, the Bengal Sultanate collapsed Members Nasiruddin Nasrat
not long after, transforming Bengal into a confederacy of chieftains Shah
known as the Baro-Bhuiyans. This loose confederacy of Bengal Alauddin Firuz Shah
was ruled by Isa Khan, one of Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah's
II
Syeda Momena
Khatun
Connected Ibrahim
members Danishmand, Khidr
Khan Surak, Isa
Khan
Traditions Sunni Islam
Estate(s) Gaur
grandsons through his daughter Syeda Momena Khatun. Khan Deposition 1538
was subsequently succeeded by his son, Musa Khan, though his
grandson, Masum Khan, was a mere zamindar.[10]

Rulers
Titular Name(s) Personal Name Reign

Sultan `Ala ad-Din Husayn Shah

‫سلطان علاء الد ي ن‬ ‫س ن ش اه‬

‫ح ي‬ 1494–1519
Bengali: সুলতান আলাউদ্দীন Bengali: হুসেন শাহ

Sultan Nasir ad-Din Nasrat Shah

‫سلطان ن اصر الد ي ن‬ ‫ن صرت ش اه‬ 1519–1533

Bengali: সুলতান নাসিরউদ্দীন Bengali: নসরত শাহ

Sultan `Ala ad-Din Firuz Shah

‫سلطان علاء الد ي ن‬ ‫ف يروز ش اه‬ 1533

Bengali: সুলতান আলাউদ্দীন Bengali: ফিরোজ শাহ

Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mahmud Shah

‫ح‬
‫سلطان غ ي اث الد ي ن‬ ‫م مود ش اه‬ 1533–1538
Bengali: সুলতান গিয়াসউদ্দীন Bengali: মাহমূদ শাহ

Suri rule takes over Bengal under Sher Shah Suri in 1538 C.E.

See also
List of rulers of Bengal
History of Bengal
List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References
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Asia (https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=186). Chicago:
University of Chicago Press. p. 147, map XIV.4 (f). ISBN 0226742210.
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Economic History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118274026. "In their embassy to Bengal,
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10. Abdul Kader, Mohammad (1988). Historical Fallacies Unveiled. Islamic Foundation
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