Alauddin Husain Shah

Alauddin Husain Shah
Sultan of Bengal
Shah of Bengalis
The right hand and defender of the caliphate
Amir al-Mu'minin (the Commander of the Faithful)
Silver coin (Tanka) of Alauddin Husain Shah
18th Sultan of Bengal
Reign1493–1519
PredecessorShamsuddin Muzaffar Shah
SuccessorNasiruddin Nasrat Shah
BornSayyid Husain
Died1519
SpousesDaughter of the Qazi of Chandpur
IssueNasiruddin Nasrat Shah
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
Shahzada Danyal
Several others
FatherSayyid Ashraf Al-Husaini
ReligionIslam

Ala-ud-din Husain Shah (Bengali: আলাউদ্দিন হোসেন শাহ (1493–1519)[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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  2. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  3. ^ "The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760". publishing.cdlib.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.