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❦Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Sultan of Bengal
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Biography
Context
In the context of Late 14th-century Bengal court culture and regional diplomacy., Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah is recognized as Sultan of Bengal. Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Contribution
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.
Impact
Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period.
Timeline Placement
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah appears in 1 linked timeline events, spanning 1414.
First Appearance
1414
Latest Appearance
1414
Active Span
1414
Linked Events
1
Legacy Summary
Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period. This influence is reflected across 1 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
House of Ganesha
Reference overview of the 1414-1436 House of Ganesha interregnum in the Bengal Sultanate and related succession context.
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Raja Ganesha
Banglapedia biographical and political overview of Raja Ganesha's seizure of power in early fifteenth-century Bengal.
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Riyaz-us-Salatin: A History of Bengal
A key Persian chronicle of Muslim rule in Bengal from the conquest of Nadia in 1204-05 to Plassey in 1757.
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State Formation in Bengal
Banglapedia reference on state formation, including the Bengal Sultanate phase and its institutional profile.
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The History of Bengal, Vol. II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757
A standard survey of Bengal from the Turkish conquest through the end of Muslim rule in 1757.
Cited in: 1 events
The Islamic Heritage of Bengal
A UNESCO volume on Bengal Sultanate and Mughal-era Islamic architecture, inscriptions, and material culture.
Cited in: 1 events