Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Noble person
– 1358
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Who was Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah?
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was an independent ruler of Bengal, who became the sultan of the kingdom of Lakhnauti in 1342 and after conquering the kingdom of Sonargoan in 1352, he became the sole ruler of whole Bengal and thus he became the founder of a sultanate of the unified Bengal. He founded the Ilyas Shahi dynasty which ruled Bengal for 73 years and after a gap of 20 years the dynasty again ruled Bengal for 52 years. Ilyas Shah was succeeded by his son Sikandar Shah.
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