Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah

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

History

Ikhtiyaruddin was the son and successor of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah. He was the second and final ruler of the Mubarak Shahi Dynasty.He also issued his own coins struck in his own name.

Death

In 1352 Ilyas Shah, independent Sultan of Satgaon, who already captured the Lakhnauti Sultanate, 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 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. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
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