Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah | |||||
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8th Sultan of Bengal | |||||
Reign | 1433–1436 | ||||
Predecessor | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | ||||
Successor | Nasir Khan (usurper) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah | ||||
Born | Ahmad ibn Muhammad 1419 Sonargaon, Bengal Sultanate | ||||
Died | 1436 (aged 16–17) Sonargaon, Bengal Sultanate | ||||
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House | Ganesha dynasty | ||||
Father | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Shamsuddīn Aḥmad Shāh (Bengali: শামসউদ্দীন আহমদ শাহ, Persian: شمس الدین احمد شاه; r. 1433–1436) was the last Sultan of Bengal belonging to the House of Ganesha. He was the son and successor of Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah. After his father's death, he ascended the throne at the age of 14.[1]