Ilyas Shahi dynasty

Ilyas dynasty or Iliyas dynasty or Iliyas Shahi dynasty was the first independent Turkic^[1][2][3] Muslim ruling dynasty in late medieval Bengal, which ruled from the 14th century to the 15th century. The dynasty was founded by Ilyas Shah (1342–1358), who succeeded to achieve the political unity of Bengal and begin what is known as the Sultanate of Bengal.^[4] In 1352, after defeating Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah and Ilias Shah became the ruler of Sonargaon.^[5]

In 1415, The Ilyas Shahi dynasty was overthrown by Raja Ganesha. He was succeeded by his son Jadu or Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Shah (after conversion to Islam). He was succeeded by his son, Shams-ud-Din Ahmad Shah. He was killed by his nobles in 1436. After his death, the rule of Ilyas Shahi dynasty was restored by Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah, a descendant of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, who ascended the throne in 1437. In 1487, the last ruler of this dynasty Jalal-ud-Din Fath Shah was killed by his Habshi commander of the palace guards, Sultan Shahzada, who ascended the throne under the title, Barbak Shah. Thus the Ilyas Shahi dynasty rule over Bengal ended.^[6]

List of rulers

Titular Name(s)	Personal Name	Reign
Sultan Shams-ud-Din شمس الدين سلطان Bengali: সুলতান শামসউদ্দীন	Ilyas Shah إلياس شاه Bengali: ইলিয়াস শাহ	1342-1358
Sultan سلطان Bengali: সুলতান	Sikandar Shah سكندر شاه Bengali: সিকান্দার শাহ	1358-1390
Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din سلطان غياث الدين Bengali: সুলতান গিয়াসউদ্দীন	Azam Shah أعظم شاه Bengali: আজম শাহ	1390-1411
Sultan Sayf-ud-Din سلطان سيف الدين Bengali: সুলতান সাইফউদ্দীন	Hamza Shah حمزة شاه Bengali: হামজা শাহ	1411-1413
Sultan سلطان Bengali: সুলতান	Muhammad Shah محمد شاه Bengali: মোহাম্মদ শাহ	1413
Sultan Shihab-ud-Din سلطان شهاب الدين Bengali: সুলতান শিহাবউদ্দীন	Bayazid Shah بايزيد شاه Bengali: বায়জীদ শাহ	1413-1414
Sultan Ala-ud-Din سلطان علاء الدين Bengali: সুলতান আলাউদ্দীন	Firuz Shah فيروز شاه Bengali: ফিরোজ শাহ	1414-1415
Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Abul-Muzaffar سلطان ناصر الدین أبو المظفر Bengali: সুলতান নাসিরউদ্দীন আবুল মোজাফ্ফর	Mahmud Shah محمود شاه Bengali: প্মাহমুদ শাহ	1435-1459
Sultan Rukun-ud-Din سلطان ركن الدين Bengali: সুলতান রোকনউদ্দীন	Barbak Shah بربك شاه Bengali: বার্বাক শাহ	1459-1474
Sultan Shams-ud-Din Abul-Muzaffar سلطان شمس الدین أبو المظفر Bengali: সুলতান শামসউদ্দীন আবুল মোজাফ্ফর Khalifatu-llah bil-Huzzat wal-Burhan خليفة الله بالحوزة والبرهان Sultan-us-Salatin سلطان السلاطين Zi Allah fil-Alamin ذي الله في العامين	Yusuf Shah يوسف شاه Bengali: ইউসুফ শাহ	1474-1481
Sultan	Sikandar Shah II Bengali: দ্বিতীয় সিকান্দার শাহ	1481
Sultan Jalal-ud-Din سلطان جلال الدين Bengali: সুলতান জালালউদ্দীন	Fateh Shah فتح شاه Bengali: ফাতেহ শাহ	1481-1487
Habshi rule takes over Sultanate of Bengal under Shahzada Barbak in 1487 C.E.

• Silver shaded row signifies interruption in the rule by Raja Ganesha, his son and grandson.

See also

• History of Bengal
• History of India
• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References

1. André Wink (2003). Indo-Islamic society: 14th - 15th centuries. p. 139.
2. Siegbert Uhlig (2003). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha. p. 151.
3. Ainslie Thomas Embree, Asia Society (1988). Encyclopedia of Asian history, Volym 1. p. 149.
4. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.197
5. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.212
6. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.205-14
7. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.827-8

External links

• Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Iliyas Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
• The Iliyas Shahi Dynasty