Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah

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Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah (reign: 1533-38) was the last sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty, founded by Alauddin Hussain Shah in 1494, of Bengal.[1] He is assessed as a weak, pleasure loving and easy-going ruler without diplomatic foresight or practical skill. A number of courtesans and regents rebelled against him during his reign, including Khuda Bakhsh Khan, his general and governor of the Chittagong area, and Makhdum Alam, the governor of Hajipur.[1]

During his reign the Portuguese arrived in Chittagong in 1534, and were captured and sent to Gaur as prisoners on charges of misbehavior.[1] But, in the face of enemy superiority he reconciled with them and permitted to establish factories at Chittagong and Hughli.[1] Ghiyasuddin and his Portuguese allies were was defeated by Sher Shah Suri and his Afghans on 6 April 1538, as his appeals to Mughal Emperor Humayun went unanswered.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e ABM Shamsuddin Ahmed, Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2007-12-16
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