Alauddin Husain Shah

Ala-ud-din Husain Shah (Bengali: আলাউদ্দিন হোসেন শাহ (1494–1519) was an independent late medieval Sultan of Bengal, who founded the Hussain Shahi dynasty. He became the ruler of Bengal after assassinating the Abyssinian Sultan, Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah, whom he had served under as wazir. After his death in 1519, his son Nusrat Shah succeeded him. The reigns of Husain Shah and Nusrat Shah are generally regarded as the "golden age" of the Bengal sultanate.

Alauddin Husain Shah
Sultan of Bengal
Shah of Bengalis
The right hand and defender of the caliphate
Amir al-Mu'minin (the Commander of the Faithful)
Silver coin (Tanka) of Alauddin Husain Shah
18th Sultan of Bengal
Reign1494–1519
PredecessorShamsuddin Muzaffar Shah
SuccessorNasiruddin Nasrat Shah
BornSayyid Husain
Died1519
SpousesDaughter of the Qazi of Chandpur
IssueNasiruddin Nasrat Shah
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
Shahzada Danyal
Several others
FatherSayyid Ashraf Al-Husaini
ReligionIslam
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