Muhammad Khan Sur
Sultan of Bengal from 1553 to 1555 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Khan Sur, also known by his regnal title Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah Ghazi, was the Sultan of Bengal from 1553 to 1555. He was initially appointed as a governor of Bengal by Emperor Islam Shah Suri of the Sur Empire in 1545,[2][self-published source?] but after his death, he declared independence and re-established the Bengal Sultanate. He conquered Arakan of Burma, and ordered of striking silver 'tanka' coins for Bengal.[3]
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Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah | |
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as-Sulṭān Shams ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abu al-Muẓaffar Muḥammad Shāh Ghāzī[1] | |
22nd Sultan of Bengal | |
Reign | 1553–1555 |
Coronation | 1553 |
Predecessor |
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Successor | Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II |
Governor of Bengal | |
Reign | 1545–1553 |
Predecessor | Qazi Fazilat |
Successor | Shahbaz Khan Suri |
Born | Muḥammad Khān Sūr |
Died | December 1555 Chapar Ghata, Sur Empire |
Burial | 1555 |
Issue | Khizr and Jalal |
House | Muhammad Shahi |
Dynasty | Sur |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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