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Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah

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Sultan of Sonargaon

Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah (Bengali: ইখতিয়ারউদ্দিন গাজী শাহ, Persian: اختیار الدین غازی شاه; reigned 1349–1352) was an independent sultan of Sonargaon.

History

Ikhtiyaruddin was the son and successor of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah. During his reign in 1350, he lost Chittagong region to the king of Arakan.

Death

In 1352 Ilyas Shah, independent Sultan of Lakhnauti, who already captured Satgaon, attacked Sonargaon. In the battle Ikhtiyaruddin was defeated and killed. Thus for the first time in history, Bengal was unified comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.

See also

References

  1. Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi 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 19 December 2024.
Regnal titles
Preceded byFakhruddin Mubarak Shah Independent Sultan of Sonargaon
1349–1352 		Succeeded byIlyas Shah
Independent Sultan of Bengal
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