Alauddin Husain Shah
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For Sultan of Kashmir, see Alauddin Shah.
Ala-ud-din Husain Shah (Bengali: আলাউদ্দিন হোসেন শাহ (1494–1519)[1] was an independent late medieval Sultan of Bengal, who founded the Hussain Shahi dynasty.[2] He became the ruler of Bengal after assassinating the Abyssinian Sultan, Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah, whom he had served under as wazir. After his death in 1519, his son Nusrat Shah succeeded him. The reigns of Husain Shah and Nusrat Shah are generally regarded as the "golden age" of the Bengal sultanate.[3]
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Alauddin Husain Shah | |
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Sultan of Bengal Shah of Bengalis The right hand and defender of the caliphate Amir al-Mu'minin (the Commander of the Faithful) | |
18th Sultan of Bengal | |
Reign | 1494–1519 |
Predecessor | Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah |
Successor | Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah |
Born | Sayyid Husain |
Died | 1519 |
Spouses | Daughter of the Qazi of Chandpur |
Issue | Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah Shahzada Danyal Several others |
Father | Sayyid Ashraf Al-Husaini |
Religion | Islam |
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