Muhammad Khan Sur

Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah
as-Sulṭān Shams ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abu al-Muẓaffar Muḥammad Shāh Ghāzī[1]
Coin of Shams al-Din Muhammad. Sultan of Bengal, 962 AH (1554–1555 AD). Obverse: Shahada. Reverse: Name and titles of Shams al-Din Muhammad Shah Ghazi.
22nd Sultan of Bengal
Reign1553–December 1555
Coronation1553
Predecessor
SuccessorGhiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II
Governor of Bengal
Reign1545–1553
PredecessorQazi Fazilat
SuccessorShahbaz Khan Suri
BornMuḥammad Khān Sūr
DiedDecember 1555
Chapar Ghata, Sur Empire
Burial1555
IssueKhizr and Jalal
HouseMuhammad Shahi
DynastySur
ReligionSunni Islam

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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  3. ^ "Arakan (in Myanmar) under Pashtun rule". pashtunhistory.com. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.