Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah (Bengali: ইখতিয়ারউদ্দিন গাজী শাহ, Persian: اختیار الدین غازی شاه; reigned 1349–1352) was an independent sultan of Sonargaon.[1]
History
editIkhtiyaruddin was the son and successor of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah. During his reign in 1350, he lost Chittagong region to the king of Arakan.
Death
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 21 November 2024.