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1494

Alauddin Husain Shah Begins Hussain Shahi Rule in Bengal

In 1494, Alauddin Husain Shah took power in Bengal and founded the Hussain Shahi dynasty. His accession marked a major dynastic transition in the Bengal Sultanate and initiated a period often associated with administrative consolidation, territorial ambition, and expanded courtly patronage in Bengali and Persian cultural spheres.