Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah

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Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah (Bengali: ইখতিয়ারউদ্দিন গাজী শাহ, Persian: اختیار الدین غازی شاه‎; reigned 1349–1352) was an independent sultan of Sonargaon.[1]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Preceded by
Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah 		Independent Sultan of Sonargaon
1349–1352 		Succeeded by
Ilyas Shah
Independent Sultan of Bengal

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; 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. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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