Ruknuddin Barbak Shah
Sultan of Bengal from 1459 to 1474 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruknuddīn Bārbak Shāh (Bengali: রোকনউদ্দীন বারবক শাহ, Persian: رکن الدین باربک شاه; r. 1459–1474) was the son and successor of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah. Initially appointed as the governor of Satgaon during the reign of his father, Barbak ascended the throne of the Bengal Sultanate in 1459. He was the first ruler to give prominent roles in the Sultanate's administration to the Abyssinian community.[3] Historian Aniruddha Ray credits Barbak Shah as the pioneer of urbanisation in Bengal.[4]
Quick Facts 10th Sultan of Bengal, Reign ...
Ruknuddin Barbak Shah | |
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as-Sulṭān al-ʿĀdil Rukn ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abū al-Mujāhid Bārbak Shāh[1][2] | |
10th Sultan of Bengal | |
Reign | 1459–1474 |
Coronation | 1459 |
Predecessor | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah |
Successor | Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah |
Born | Bārbak bin Maḥmūd Satgaon, Bengal Sultanate |
Died | 1474 Gaur, Bengal Sultanate |
Burial | 1474 |
Issue | Yusuf |
House | Ilyas Shahi |
Father | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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