Izz al-Din Yahya explained

Izz ad-Din Yahya
Succession:Governor of Satgaon
Reign:1328–1338
Predecessor:Azam Khan
Successor:Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Death Date:1338
Death Place:Bengal Sultanate
Religion:Islam

ʻIzz ad-Dīn Yaḥyā (Persian: {{Nastaliq|عز الدين يحيىٰ, Bengali: ইজ্জউদ্দীন ইয়াহিয়া, died 1338) was the Governor of the provincial Satgaon who reigned from 1328 to 1338.[1]

History

Izzuddin was appointed the governor under the Tughlaq Delhi Sultanate. Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah took service under Izzuddin. Izzuddin further encouraged the spread of Islam among the Hindus and Buddhists of Bengal. After his death in 1338, Ilyas Shah took control of Satgaon and declared independence from Delhi.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaBengal.htm KingListsFarEast
  2. Book: Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin . 2012 . Iliyas Shah . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Iliyas_Shah . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.