Saifuddin Hamza Shah
| Saifuddin Hamzah Shah | |
|---|---|
| as-Sulṭān as-Salāṭīn Sayf ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn | |
| 4thSultan of Bengal | |
| Reign | 1410–1412 |
| Predecessor | Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah |
| Successor | Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah |
| Born | Shāhzāda Ḥamzah ibn A`ẓam c. 1344 Satgaon,Bengal Sultanate |
| Died | c. 1412 Sonargaon,Bengal Sultanate |
| Issue | Muhammad bin Hamzah |
| House | Ilyas Shahi |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Part ofa serieson the |
| Bengal Sultanate |
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Saifuddin Hamza Shah(Persian:سیف الدین حمزه شاه,Bengali:সাইফুদ্দীন হামজ়া শাহ) was the fourthSultanof the firstIlyas dynastyofBengalreigning from 1410 to 1412.[1]
Early life and background[edit]
Hamza was born in the 14th-century into a ruling classBengali MuslimSunnifamily known as theIlyas Shahi dynasty,in theBengal Sultanate.His father, SultanGhiyasuddin Azam Shah,was the grandson ofShamsuddin Ilyas Shah– the founder of the ruling dynasty as well as the nation. Hailing from what is now easternIranand southernAfghanistan,Hamza's family was ofSistaniancestral origin.
Reign[edit]
The reasoning behind the death of Hamza's father, SultanGhiyasuddin Azam Shah,is contested between a natural death or an assassination plotted byRaja Ganesha,the HinduzamindarofBhaturiawho gained prominence in the Sultanate court.[2]
Following the death, Hamza assumed the throne with the grand title of "Sultan-us-Salatin",meaningSultan of Sultans,in 1420 CE with the support of the court nobles. He began minting coins in his name from cities such asSatgaon,MuazzamabadandFiruzabad.Hamza also maintained a good relationship with theYongle EmperorofMing China,and had an heir namedMuhammad bin Hamzah.[1]
Death[edit]
Hamza's reign was interrupted by a nationwide civil war instigated by Raja Ganesha. According to the Egyptian scholarsIbn Hajar al-AsqalaniandAl-Sakhawiwho were alive at the time of receiving the news, Sultan Hamza Shah was murdered by his slaveMamluk Shihabin 1412.[1][3][4]
The 20th-century Indian historianR. C. Majumdarhowever, believes that Shihab was Hamza's son and did not kill Hamza but rather succeeded him after his death.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcTaher, MA (2012)."Saifuddin Hamza Shah".InIslam, Sirajul;Miah, Sajahan;Khanam, Mahfuza;Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.ISBN984-32-0576-6.OCLC52727562.OL30677644M.Retrieved12 July2024.
- ^Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012)."Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah".InIslam, Sirajul;Miah, Sajahan;Khanam, Mahfuza;Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.).Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh(Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust,Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.ISBN984-32-0576-6.OCLC52727562.OL30677644M.Retrieved12 July2024.
- ^Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani(1969).Inbā’ al-ghumr bi-anbā al-‘umr[News of the immersion of the sons of age in history] (in Arabic). Vol. 2.Cairo,United Arab Republic:al-Majlis al-A‘lā li-l-Shu’ūn al-Islāmiyah. p. 496.
- ^Al-Sakhawi(1966).aḍ-Ḍau’ al-lāmi‘ li-ahl al-qarn al-tāsi‘[The bright light for the people of the ninth century] (in Arabic). Vol. 8.Beirut,Lebanon:Maktabat al-Hayat. p. 280.
- ^Majumdar, R. C.,ed. (1967) [First published 1960].The Delhi Sultanate.The History and Culture of the Indian People. Vol. VI (2nd ed.). Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 204.OCLC664485.
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