Hussain Shahi dynasty

The Hussain Shahi dynasty (Bengali: হোসেন শাহী খান্দান, Pashto: د حسین شاهي کورنۍ, Persian: حسين شاهی خاندان) was a family which ruled the late medieval Sunni Muslim Sultanate of Bengal from 1494 to 1538.

Ḥussain Shāhī
  • حسين شاهی
  • হুসেন শাহী
Royal house
Map of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, including its vassals and occupation in Assam.
CountryBengal Sultanate
Current regionBengal, Bihar
EtymologyName of Alauddin Husain Shah
Founded1494 (1494)
FounderAlauddin Husain Shah
Final rulerGhiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
TitlesSultan
MembersNasiruddin Nasrat Shah
Alauddin Firuz Shah II
Syeda Momena Khatun
Connected membersIbrahim Danishmand, Khidr Khan Surak, Isa Khan
TraditionsSunni Islam
Estate(s)Gaur
Deposition1538 (1538)
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