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'''Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II''' (also '''Khizr Khan Suri''', ''reigned:'' 1555-1561) was an independent ruler of [[Bengal]]. He was the son of [[Muhammad Khan Sur|Sultan Shamsuddin Mahmud Shah]].<ref name=m1>[http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaBengal.htm KingListsFarEast]</ref>
#REDIRECT [[Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II of Bengal]]

==History==
Bahadur Shah came to power after deposing the governor [[Shahbaz Khan Kamboh|Shahbaz Khan]].<ref name=m1/> During his reign Bahadur Shah killed [[Muhammad Adil Shah]] in 1557.<ref name=m1/><ref name=r1>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). ''The Mughul Empire'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{Listed Invalid ISBN|81-7276-407-1}},pp.94-6</ref>

Later Bahadur Shah tried to capture [[Jaunpur Sultanate|Jaunpur]] but he was defeated by Mughal forces.<ref name=m1/>


{{s-start}}
{{succession box |
before=[[Muhammad Khan Sur]]|
title=[[Sultan of Bengal]]|
years=1555-1561|
after=[[Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah]]}}
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==See also==
*[[List of rulers of Bengal]]
*[[History of Bengal]]
*[[History of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:16th-century Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:Rulers of Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian people of Pashtun descent]]
[[Category:Indian people of Afghan descent]]
[[Category:16th-century Afghan people]]
[[Category:History of West Bengal]]
[[Category:History of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:History of Bengal]]
[[Category:History of India]]

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Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II (also Khizr Khan Suri, reigned: 1555-1561) was an independent ruler of Bengal. He was the son of Sultan Shamsuddin Mahmud Shah.[1]

History

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]

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


Preceded by Sultan of Bengal
1555-1561
Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d KingListsFarEast
  2. ^ Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2007). The Mughul Empire, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-407-1,pp.94-6