House of Ganesha

House of Ganesha
  • بنی کنس
  • গণেশ রাজপরিবার

Banī Gaṇesh
Royal house
CountryBengal Sultanate
Current regionBengal
EtymologyName of Raja Ganesha
Place of originDisputed
Founded1414 (1414)
FounderRaja Ganesha
Final rulerShamsuddin Ahmad Shah
TitlesSultan
MembersJalaluddin Muhammad Shah
TraditionsSunni Islam (formerly Hinduism)
Deposition1436 (1436)

The House of Ganesha (Bengali: গণেশ রাজপরিবার, Persian: بنی کنس) was the second royal house of the late medieval Sultanate of Bengal. It is named after its founder Raja Ganesha, a wealthy Hindu nobleman, who succeeded the former Ilyas Shahi dynasty. His son embraced Islam and ruled as Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, and was succeeded by his son Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah.