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Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah

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Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah
as-Sulṭān Ghiyāth ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abū al-Muẓaffar Jalāl Shāh Ghāzī[1]
24th Sultan of Bengal
Reign1561–1563
Coronation1561
PredecessorBahadur Shah II
SuccessorBin Jalal Shah
Bahadur Shah III
BornJalāl Khān Sūr
16th-century
Died1563
Bengal Sultanate
Burial1563
HouseMuhammad Shahi
FatherMuhammad Khan Sur
ReligionSunni Islam

Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah (Bengali: গিয়াসউদ্দীন জলাল শাহ, Persian: غیاث الدین جلال شاه) was the Sultan of Bengal from 1561 to 1563.[1] He was the brother and successor of Sultan Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II.[2]

Biography

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Jalal was born into a Sunni Muslim family of noblemen. Emperor Islam Shah Suri had appointed his father, Muhammad Khan Sur, as the governor of Bengal. However, Muhammad later declared independence from Delhi, effectively establishing a new dynasty to an independent Bengal Sultanate. He was later succeeded by his elder son known as Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II.

Reign

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Following the natural death of his brother Bahadur Shah II, Jalal rose to the throne as the third sultan of the Muhammad Shahi dynasty. During his reign, Hajipur and Satgaon remained strongholds, where he had coins minted.[1] Jalal ruled for three years, before being assassinated by Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah III in 1563.[3] According to the Riyaz-us-Salatin however, Jalal Shah ruled for five years and was succeeded by his son after his death, who was killed by Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah III during a short rule of seven months and nine days.[4]

Preceded by Sultan of Bengal
1561–1563
Succeeded by

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Karim, Muhammad Rezaul (2012). "Coins". 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.
  2. ^ "The History Files: Bengal". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ Ibrahim, Muhammad (2012). "Rule of Afghans". 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.
  4. ^ Salim, Gulam Hussain; tr. from Persian; Abdus Salam (1902). Riyazu-s-Salatin: History of Bengal. Asiatic Society, Baptist Mission Press. p. 137.