Rukunuddin Kaikaus

Rukunuddin Kaikaus
Sultan of Bengal
Reign 1291 – 1300
Predecessor Nasiruddin Bughra Khan
Successor Shamsuddin Firoz Shah
Father Nasiruddin Bughra Khan

Rukunuddin Kaikaus (reigned: 1291–1300 CE) was the independent Sultan of Bengal. In 1291 he succeeded his father Nasiruddin Bughra Khan.[1] In several inscriptions and coins he styled himself as Sultan-bin-Sultan (the Sultan, son of a Sultan) and also Sultan-us-Salatin (the Sultan of Sultans).[2]

History

During his reign, he had divided his kingdom into two parts - Bihar and Lakhnauti. He appointed Ikhtiyaruddin Firoz Itgin as the Governor of Bihar and Shahabuddin Zafar Khan Bahram Itgin as the Governor of Lakhnauti. Zafar Khan Itgin conquered Satgaon in south-western Bengal. That's how his kingdom extended to Bihar in the west, Devkot in the north and Satgaon in the south. He put a vast kingdom under his control. Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji also accepted Kaikaus's independent dominance of Bengal.[2]

Rukunuddin Kaikaus ruled Bengal for nine years and died in 1300.

Preceded by
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan		 Independent Sultan of Bengal
1291-1300 		Succeeded by
Shamsuddin Firoz Shah

See also

References

  1. ↑ KingListsFarEast
  2. 1 2 Ali, Muhammad Ansar (2012). "Ruknuddin Kaikaus". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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