Sikander Shah
Abul Mujahid Sikandar Shah ( Bengali : আবুল মুজাহিদ সিকান্দর শাহ; * around 1335; † 1390 ) or just Sikander Shah was after the death of his father Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah from 1358 to 1390 the second ruler of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty over the Sultanate of Bengal .
biography
Nothing is known about Sikander Shah's childhood and adolescence. After the death of his father, he took control of the Sultanate of Bengal he had founded . Just one year after his enthronement, Firuz Shah Tughluq , the then Sultan of Delhi , tried to recapture the sultanate that had previously belonged to the territory of the Tughluq dynasty , but Sikander Shah - like his father - withdrew with his troops to the Ekdala fortress and again Firuz Shah could not conquer this. A new peace treaty was concluded in which the Sultanate of Bengal was recognized.
Domination
Sikander Shah consolidated the sphere of influence, which also included parts of Bihar and Orissa , and continued the comparatively liberal politics of his father; the country experienced an economic boom that lasted for decades. No other campaigns are known and so Sikander acted as a builder: In the capital Pandua (also called Adina ) he commissioned the construction of the then largest mosque on the subcontinent ( Adina mosque ) with a raised throne seat for him personally, with parts of the older ones Hindu temples found a new use. But other mosques in Bengal can also be attributed to him.
Succession
In 1390 Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah , one of his 18 sons, revolted against his father and occupied the cities of Satgaon and Sonargaon . Shamsuddin was killed in the Battle of Goalpara; According to local tradition, he was buried in the Adina Mosque. His son Ghiyasuddin succeeded him to the throne.
Web links
- Sikander Shah - Biography (English)
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SURNAME | Sikander Shah |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | second Sultan of Bengal |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1335 |
DATE OF DEATH | 1390 |
Place of death | at Pandua |