Alauddin Ali Shah

Sultan of Lakhnauti

Alauddin Ali Shah

Sultan of Lakhnauti
Reign| 1338–1342
Predecessor| Qadar Khan
Successor| Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah

Born| Ali Mubarak
Died| 1342
Bengal Sultanate
Religion| Islam

Alī Mubārak (Persian: علی مبارک), better known by his regnal title `Alā ad-Dīn `Alī Shāh (Bengali: আলাউদ্দীন আলী শাহ, Persian: علاء الدین علی شاه; r. 1338–1342) was an independent Sultan of Lakhnauti in Bengal.[1] He was the foster brother of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, the eventual founder of the Bengal Sultanate.

## History

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Ali was born into a noble Muslim family belonging to the Turco-Persian tradition that had expanded into South Asia. He worked under Malik Firuz in the city of Delhi in North India. Later being ousted from Delhi, Ali moved to Bengal where he worked as the Ariz-i-Mumalik (army administrator) of Qadar Khan, the Governor of Lakhnauti. After Khan's death, Ali killed the deputy-governor and ascended to the power of Lakhnauti in 1339 by taking the opportunity of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq's involvement in other areas of his Sultanate.[1] Around the same time, in 1338, Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah of Sonargaon and Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah of Satgaon, the founder of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, who is sometimes referred to as Alauddin's foster brother, became independent as well, and thus began a tripartite power struggle in Bengal.[1] Ibn Battuta described the struggle between him and Fakhruddin Shah as a bitter one.[2] During his rule of nearly three years, he transferred his capital from Lakhnauti to Hazrat Pandua.[1]

In 1342, he was defeated and killed in a battle against Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Alauddin Ali Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Ibn Battuta". In Sirajul Islam; 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 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Iliyas Shah". In Sirajul Islam; 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 19 December 2024.

## Further reading

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* Blochmann, Henry (1873). "Contributions to the Geography and History of Bengal". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 42.
* Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1949). A Brief History of Bengal. University of Dacca.
* Mondal, Sushila (1970). History of Bengal. Prakash Mandir.
* Roy, Atul Chandra (1986). History of Bengal, Turko-Afghan Period. Kalyani.

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