Alauddin Firuz Shah II

ʿAlā ad-Dīn Fīrūz Shāh II (Bengali: দোসরা আলাউদ্দীন ফিরোজ শাহ, Persian: علاء الدین فیروز شاه دوم) was the son and successor of Sultan Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah of Bengal. During his three-month reign, the conflict with the Ahom kingdom continued and the Bengali army led by Turbak Khan had reached as far as Kaliabor. It is generally thought that Firuz Shah was assassinated by his uncle Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah.[1]

Alauddin Firuz Shah
al-Malik al-ʿĀdil ʿAlā ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abū al-Muẓaffar Fīrūz Shāh (The Just King, Nobility of the World and the Religion, Patriarch of Triumph, King Firuz)
Sultan of Bengal
Reign1533
PredecessorNasrat Shah
SuccessorMahmud Shah
BornFīrūz bin Naṣrat
Died1533
FatherNasrat Shah
ReligionSunni Islam
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Early life and background

Firuz was born in the Sultanate of Bengal to an aristocratic Bengali Muslim Sunni family known as the Hussain Shahi dynasty. His father, Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah, was killed by a eunuch when returning from a visit to his father's tomb.[2]

Reign

Firuz Shah only reigned for three months. On the first day of Ramadan 939 AH (27 March 1533), a congregational mosque was built in Kalna, Burdwan by Ulugh Masnad Khan, who was his governor, commander and minister.[3] According to the Riyaz-us-Salatin, Firuz Shah was assassinated by his paternal uncle Mahmud in order to take the throne.[4]

See also

References
  1. Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. Chowdhury, AM (2012). "Nusrat Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. Ahmad Hasan Dani. "Analysis of the Inscriptions". Asiatic Society Of Pakistan Vol-ii. p. 75.
  4. Salim, Gulam Hussain; tr. from Persian; Abdus Salam (1902). Riyazu-s-Salatin: History of Bengal. Asiatic Society, Baptist Mission Press. p. 137.
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