Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah Explained

Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah (Bengali: ইখতিয়ারউদ্দিন গাজী শাহ, Persian: {{Nastaliq|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. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Khan, Muazzam Hussain. Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah.