Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah

Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah (reigned 1349–1352) was an independent sultan of Sonargaon.[1]

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.

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Muazzam Hussain Khan, http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ikhtiyaruddin_Ghazi_Shah Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2012-01-23
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