Sikandar Shah

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Sikandar Shah
Sultan of Bengal
2nd Sultan of Bengal
Reign1358–1390
PredecessorShamsuddin Ilyas Shah
SuccessorGhiyasuddin Azam Shah
IssueGhiyasuddin Azam Shah
Seventeen other sons
HouseIlyas Shahi dynasty
FatherShamsuddin Ilyas Shah
MotherPhulwara Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Abul Mujāhid Sikandar Shāh (Bengali: আবুল মুজাহিদ সিকান্দর শাহ, Persian: ابو المجاهد سكندر شاه), commonly known as Sikandar Shah;[1] was the second Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He was the son of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah. Sikandar Shah continued to project the imperial ambitions of his father.[2] He defeated the Sultan of Delhi in 1359.[3] His reign is also noted for its grandiose architectural projects.[3]

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  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b Majummdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.201-3