Sikandar Shah
Sikandar Shah | |
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Sultan of Bengal | |
Reign | 1358–1390 |
Predecessor | Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah |
Successor | Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah |
Issue | Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah Seventeen other sons |
House | Ilyas Shahi dynasty |
Father | Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah |
Mother | Phulwara Begum |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abul Mujāhid Sikandar Shāh (
Reign
Sikandar Shah assumed the throne after the death of his father. He continued to consolidate and expand the territory of the
Persian noble and son-in-law of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, as the legitimate ruler of Bengal. Firuz Shah Tughluq led an army consisting of 80,000 cavalry, a large infantry and 470 elephants to Bengal. Sikandar Shah took refuge in the fortress of Ekdala, in the same way his father did earlier. The Delhi forces besieged the fort. The Bengal army strongly defended their stronghold until the start of the monsoon. Eventually, Sikandar Shah and Firuz Shah reached a peace treaty, in which Delhi recognized Bengal's independence and withdrew its armed forces.[5]
The reign of Sikandar Shah lasted for three decades. It was characterized by stability and prosperity. He constructed many grand buildings and mosques, including the
Akhi Siraj, the Kotwali Gateway at the southern entrance of Lakhnauti, a vault at Ganagarampur, Dinajpur and a mosque at Mulla Simla, Hughli
.
Known as sober and gentle, Sikandar Shah liked the association of learned persons and respected the clergy and Sufis. He continued the liberal and tolerant practices of his father.[5]
Succession
In 1390, one of Sikandar Shah's eighteen sons revolted and occupied
Satgaon. A war of succession raged. At the Battle of Goalpara, near the capital Pandua, Sikandar Shah was killed by the forces led by his son, despite his son's orders that his father, the Sultan, should not be harmed in any way. That son then assumed the throne of Bengal as Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah.[6]
See also
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