Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II

Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II^[a] (also Khizr Khan Suri; r.  1555–1561) was an independent ruler of Bengal. He was the son of Sultan Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah.^[1]

Reign

Silver Tanka of the Bengal Sultan Ghiyath al-din Bahadur Shah II, struck in Khitta Lakhnauti.

Bahadur Shah came to power after deposing the governor Shahbaz Khan.^[1] During his reign, Bahadur Shah killed Muhammad Adil Shah in 1557.^[1][2] In his regime, coins (silver 'tanka') for Bengal sultanate were struck in the mint of Arakan.^[3]

Later Bahadur Shah tried to capture Jaunpur but he was defeated by Mughal forces.^[1]

Preceded by Muhammad Khan Sur

Sultan of Bengal 1555–1561

Succeeded by Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah

See also

• List of rulers of Bengal
• History of Bengal
• History of India