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

Ruins of the Adina Mosque

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.

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• Sikander Shah - Biography (English)