Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah

Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
Ghiyāth ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abū al-Muẓaffar
21st Sultan of Bengal
Reign1533–6 April 1538
PredecessorAlauddin Firuz Shah II
SuccessorBengal conquered by Sher Shah Suri
(Muhammad Khan Sur as Sultan)
DiedApril 1538
IssueSyeda Momena Khatun
Two sons (killed by Sher Shah Suri)
Wife of Khidr Khan Surak
FatherAlauddin Husain Shah
ReligionIslam

Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah (Bengali: গিয়াসউদ্দীন মাহমুদ শাহ, Persian: غیاث الدین محمود شاه) was the last Sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, reigning from 1533 to 1538 CE. The dynasty was founded by his father, Alauddin Husain Shah, in 1494.[1]

  1. ^ Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 November 2024.