Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah

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title: Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
text: Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the founder of the Sultanate of Bengal and its inaugural Ilyas Shahi dynasty. The Ilyas Shahi Dynasty ruled Bengal for 145 years (1342–1487), except for a 21-year interregnum by the descendants of Raja Ganesha. Ilyas Shah was instrumental in unifying the principalities of Bengal into a single state. Born in Sistan, and a follower of Sunni Islam, Ilyas Shah rose through the ranks of the Delhi Sultanate. In the early 14th-century, the Delhi Sultanate divided Bengal into t
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description: Shah of Bengal (r. 1342–1352)
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date created: 2007-07-12T19:53:46Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T05:30:19Z
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