Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah

Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah (Bengali: নাসিরউদ্দিন নুসরাত শাহ) (died 1533), son of Sultan Alauddin Hussain Shah, was sultan of Bengal from 1519 until his assassination in 1533.[1] He married Ibrahim Lodi's daughter.[2] He continued his father's expansionist policies after succeeding him, adding more territory to his sultanate early on in his reign, but after 1526 had to contend with the Mughal ascendency in the Battle of Ghaghra, and also suffered a reverse at the hands of the Ahom kingdom.

Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah
Sultan of Bengal
Shah E Bangal
the right hand of the caliphate, the defender of the Commander of the Faithful
Reign1519 - 1533
PredecessorAlauddin Husain Shah
SuccessorAlauddin Firuz Shah II
Died1533
SpousesDaughter of Ibrahim Lodi
IssueAlauddin Firuz Shah II
FatherAlauddin Husain Shah
ReligionIslam
A copper coin of Nusrat

See also

References

  1. M.H. Syed, History of Delhi Sultanate, pp.237-238.
  2. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
Preceded by
Alauddin Husain Shah
Sultanate of Bengal
Hussain Shahi dynasty

1519–1533
Succeeded by
Alauddin Firuz Shah II


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