Adina Mosque, once the largest mosque in South Asia, was established in Pandua by Sikandar Shah.
Sikandar Shah assumed the throne after the death of his father. He continued to consolidate and expand the territory of the Bengal Sultanate, which had emerged as one of the leading powers in the Indian subcontinent. The most significant event of his reign was the second invasion of Bengal by the Sultan of DelhiFiruz Shah Tughluq in 1359.[4] The Tughlaqs declared Zafar Khan Fars, a Persian noble and son-in-law of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, as the legitimate ruler of Bengal. Firuz Shah Tughluq led an army consisting of 80,000 cavalry, a large infantry and 470 elephants to Bengal. Sikandar Shah took refuge in the fortress of Ekdala, in the same way his father did earlier. The Delhi forces besieged the fort. The Bengal army strongly defended their stronghold until the start of the monsoon. Eventually, Sikandar Shah and Firuz Shah reached a peace treaty, in which Delhi recognized Bengal's independence and withdrew its armed forces.[5]
The reign of Sikandar Shah lasted for three decades. It was characterized by stability and prosperity. He constructed many grand buildings and mosques, including the Adina Mosque, which became the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent for a long time.[2] Other structures built during his reign were the tomb and mosque of Akhi Siraj, the Kotwali Gateway at the southern entrance of Lakhnauti, a vault at Ganagarampur, Dinajpur and a mosque at Mulla Simla, Hughli.
Known as sober and gentle, Sikandar Shah liked the association of learned persons and respected the clergy and Sufis. He continued the liberal and tolerant practices of his father.[5]
Succession
In 1390, one of Sikandar Shah's eighteen sons revolted and occupied Sonargaon and Satgaon. A war of succession raged. At the Battle of Goalpara, near the capital Pandua, Sikandar Shah was killed by the forces led by his son, despite his son's orders that his father, the Sultan, should not be harmed in any way. That son then assumed the throne of Bengal as Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah.[6]
sikandar, shah, other, people, same, name, abul, mujāhid, sikandar, shāh, bengali, আব, দর, persian, ابو, المجاهد, سكندر, شاه, commonly, known, second, sultan, bengal, ilyas, shahi, dynasty, shamsuddin, ilyas, shah, continued, project, imperial, ambitions, fath. For other people of the same name see Sikandar Shah Abul Mujahid Sikandar Shah Bengali আব ল ম জ হ দ স ক ন দর শ হ Persian ابو المجاهد سكندر شاه commonly known as Sikandar Shah 1 was the second Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty He was the son of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah Sikandar Shah continued to project the imperial ambitions of his father 2 He defeated the Sultan of Delhi in 1359 3 His reign is also noted for its grandiose architectural projects 3 Sikandar ShahSultan of BengalSultan of BengalReign1358 1390PredecessorShamsuddin Ilyas ShahSuccessorGhiyasuddin Azam ShahIssueGhiyasuddin Azam ShahSeventeen other sonsHouseIlyas Shahi dynastyFatherShamsuddin Ilyas ShahMotherPhulwara BegumReligionSunni Islam Contents 1 Reign 2 Succession 3 See also 4 ReferencesReign Edit Adina Mosque once the largest mosque in South Asia was established in Pandua by Sikandar Shah Sikandar Shah assumed the throne after the death of his father He continued to consolidate and expand the territory of the Bengal Sultanate which had emerged as one of the leading powers in the Indian subcontinent The most significant event of his reign was the second invasion of Bengal by the Sultan of Delhi Firuz Shah Tughluq in 1359 4 The Tughlaqs declared Zafar Khan Fars a Persian noble and son in law of Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah as the legitimate ruler of Bengal Firuz Shah Tughluq led an army consisting of 80 000 cavalry a large infantry and 470 elephants to Bengal Sikandar Shah took refuge in the fortress of Ekdala in the same way his father did earlier The Delhi forces besieged the fort The Bengal army strongly defended their stronghold until the start of the monsoon Eventually Sikandar Shah and Firuz Shah reached a peace treaty in which Delhi recognized Bengal s independence and withdrew its armed forces 5 The reign of Sikandar Shah lasted for three decades It was characterized by stability and prosperity He constructed many grand buildings and mosques including the Adina Mosque which became the largest mosque in the Indian subcontinent for a long time 2 Other structures built during his reign were the tomb and mosque of Akhi Siraj the Kotwali Gateway at the southern entrance of Lakhnauti a vault at Ganagarampur Dinajpur and a mosque at Mulla Simla Hughli Known as sober and gentle Sikandar Shah liked the association of learned persons and respected the clergy and Sufis He continued the liberal and tolerant practices of his father 5 Succession EditIn 1390 one of Sikandar Shah s eighteen sons revolted and occupied Sonargaon and Satgaon A war of succession raged At the Battle of Goalpara near the capital Pandua Sikandar Shah was killed by the forces led by his son despite his son s orders that his father the Sultan should not be harmed in any way That son then assumed the throne of Bengal as Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah 6 Preceded byIlyas Shah Sultan of Bengal1358 1390 Succeeded byGhiyasuddin Azam ShahSee also EditList of rulers of BengalReferences Edit The Alexander of Bangladesh Dhaka Tribune 2016 10 08 Retrieved 2020 01 29 a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 06 21 Retrieved 2017 06 26 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b Majummdar R C ed 2006 The Delhi Sultanate Mumbai Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan pp 201 3 Abdul Karim 2012 Tarikh i Firuzshahi1 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 OL 30677644M Retrieved 28 May 2023 a b Islam Sirajul Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds 2012 Sikandar Shah Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 OL 30677644M Retrieved 28 May 2023 KingListsFarEast Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sikandar Shah amp oldid 1152808002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
