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|name = Ilyās Shāhī
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|country = [[Bengal Sultanate]]
|region = [[Bengal]]
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|etymology = Name of [[Ilyas Shah]]
|origin = [[Sistan]] [[Bengal]]i (from 1438)
|founded = {{Start date|1342}}
|founder = [[Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah]]
|deposition = {{End date|1415 and 1487}}
|dissolution = {{End date|1487}}
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|final_ruler = [[Jalaluddin Fateh Shah]]
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|estate = [[Satgaon]] (from 1338) [[Hazrat Pandua]] (from 1352) [[Gauḍa (city)|Gaur]] (from 1450)
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The '''Ilyas Shahi dynasty''' ({{lang-bn|ইলিয়াস শাহী খান্দান}}, {{lang-fa|الیاس شاهی خاندان}}) was the first independent dynasty to set the foundations of the late medieval [[Sunni Muslim]] [[Sultanate of Bengal]]. Hailing from the [[Sistan]] region,<ref>{{cite book|last1=André Wink|title=Indo-Islamic society: 14th – 15th centuries|date=2003|pages=139|isbn=9004135618|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nyYslywJUE8C&q=ilyas+shahi+dynasty&pg=PA139}}</ref><ref name="https://books.google.com/books?id=X38lxaUjm1MC&pg=PA151&dq=Ilyas+Shahi+sultanate+turkic&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBWoVChMIiPzIr_2UxwIVyf8sCh0rvAzY#v=onepage&q=Ilyas%20Shahi%20sultanate%20turkic&f=false">{{cite book|last1=Siegbert Uhlig|title=Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha|date=2003|pages=151}}</ref><ref name="https://books.google.com/books?id=TFIYAAAAIAAJ&q=Ilyas+Shahi+sultanate+turkic&dq=Ilyas+Shahi+sultanate+turkic&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwATgKahUKEwiZz5XMhpXHAhVEhywKHYLUDyU">{{cite book|last1=Ainslie Thomas Embree, Asia Society|title=Encyclopedia of Asian history, Volym 1|date=1988|pages=149}}</ref> their rule extended from 1342 to 1487, though interrupted with an [[interregna]] by their slaves as well as the [[Ganesha dynasty|House of Ganesha]].<ref>For a map of their territory see: {{cite book |last1=Schwartzberg |first1=Joseph E. |title=A Historical atlas of South Asia |date=1978 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |page=147, map XIV.4 (b)|isbn=0226742210 |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=186}}</ref>

==Initial dynasty==
[[File:Adina Mosque at Malda district of West Bengal 08.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Adina Mosque]], once the largest mosque in [[the subcontinent]], built by [[Sikandar Shah]] in [[Hazrat Pandua]].]]
The ancestors of Ilyas Shah originated from [[Sistan]], and according to Syed A M R Haque, arrived to [[the subcontinent]] as Muslim missionaries and the family were granted [[jagir]]s in Bengal in the year 1227. Bengal was under the [[Delhi Sultanate]] at the time.

During the governorship of [[Izz al-Din Yahya]] in [[Satgaon]], [[Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah]] took service under him. Following Yahya's death in 1338, Ilyas Shah took control of Satgaon and declared himself as a Sultan, independent of Delhi. He then waged a campaign, defeating both the Sultans [[Alauddin Ali Shah]] and [[Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah]] of [[Lakhnauti Sultanate|Lakhnauti]] and [[Sonargaon]] respectively by 1342. This led to the foundation of Bengal as single political entity and the start of the [[Bengal Sultanate]] and its first dynasty, the Ilyas Shahi.

After Shamsuddin's death, his son [[Sikandar Shah]] ascended the throne. Sikandar ruled for the next 30 years and built the [[Adina Mosque|Adina Masjid]] in Pandua in 1368 and Kotwali Darwaza in [[Gauḍa (city)|Gauḍa]]. [[Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah]], son of Sikandar Shah succeeded the throne and established friendly relationships with the [[Ming Empire]] of China and encouraged trade. During his reign, [[Ma Huan]], a Chinese traveller visited Bengal.

==Instability==
In 1415, political confusion and weakness of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty led to [[Saifuddin Hamza Shah]]'s rule being overthrown by slave [[Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah]]'s family and the [[Ganesha dynasty|House of Ganesha]] shortly after.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ali|first1=Mohammad Mohar|title=History of the Muslims of Bengal, Vol 1|date=1988|publisher=Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University|isbn=9840690248|pages=683, 404|edition=2|url=http://www.bmri.org.uk/book_reviews/NEWLIGHT-MUSLIM-BENGAL.pdf|access-date=12 December 2016}}</ref> Ganesha's son Jadu embraced Islam and assumed the title of [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah|Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Shah]]. He was succeeded by his son, [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah|Shams ad-Din Ahmad Shah]]. Ahmad was killed by his nobles in 1436 in an attempt to restore the Ilyas Shahi dynasty.

==Restored dynasty==
After the death of Shams ad-Din Ahmad, the rule of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty was restored by [[Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal)|Mahmud Shah]], a descendant of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, who ascended the throne in 1437 as Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah I. In 1487, the last ruler of this dynasty [[Jalaluddin Fateh Shah|Jalal ad-Din Fatih Shah]] was killed by his [[Habshi]] commander of the palace guards, [[Shahzada Barbak]], who ascended the throne under the title, Sultan Barbak Shah. With this, the Ilyas Shahi dynasty's rule over Bengal came to an end.<ref>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). ''The Delhi Sultanate'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.205–14</ref> The current

==List of rulers==

{| width=100% class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#F0DC88" width=20% | Titular Name(s)
! style="background-color:#F0DC88" width=17% | Personal Name
! style="background-color:#F0DC88" width=7% | Reign
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|align="center"|''Sultan Shams ad-Din'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان شمس الدين}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান শামসউদ্দীন}}
|align="center"| [[Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah|Ilyas Shah]] {{Nastaliq|إلياس شاه}} {{lang-bn|ইলিয়াস শাহ}}
|align="center"|1342–1358
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Abu al-Mujahid'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان أبو المجاحد}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান আবুল মুজাহ্বিদ}}
|align="center"| [[Sikandar Shah]] {{Nastaliq|سكندر شاه}} {{lang-bn|সিকান্দর শাহ}}
|align="center"|1358–1390
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان غياث الدين}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান গিয়াসউদ্দীন}}
|align="center"| [[Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah|Azam Shah]] {{Nastaliq|أعظم شاه}} {{lang-bn|আজ়ম শাহ}}
|align="center"|1390–1411
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Sayf ad-Din'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان سيف الدين}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান সাইফউদ্দীন}}
|align="center"| [[Saifuddin Hamza Shah|Hamzah Shah]] {{Nastaliq|حمزة شاه}} {{lang-bn|হামজ়া শাহ}}
|align="center"|1411–1413
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Abu al-Muzaffar'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان أبو المظفر}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান আবুল মুজ়াফফর}}
|align="center"| [[Muhammad Shah (Ilyas dynasty)|Muhammad Shah]] {{Nastaliq|محمد شاه}} {{lang-bn|মোহাম্মদ শাহ}}
|align="center"|1413
|- style="background:silver"
|align="center"|''Sultan Nasir ad-Din Abu al-Muzaffar'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان ناصر الدین أبو المظفر}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান নাসিরউদ্দীন আবুল মোজ়াফ্ফর}}
|align="center"| [[Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal)|Mahmud Shah]] {{Nastaliq|محمود شاه}} {{lang-bn|মাহমূদ শাহ}}
|align="center"|1435–1459
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Rukun ad-Din'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان ركن الدين}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান রোকনউদ্দীন}}
|align="center"| [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah|Barbak Shah]] {{Nastaliq|باربک شاه}} {{lang-bn|বারবক শাহ}}
|align="center"|1459–1474
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Shams ad-Din Abu al-Muzaffar'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان شمس الدین أبو المظفر}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান শামসউদ্দীন আবুল মোজ়াফ্ফর}}
|align="center"| [[Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah|Yusuf Shah]] {{Nastaliq|يوسف شاه}} {{lang-bn|ইউসুফ শাহ}}
|align="center"|1474–1481
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Nur ad-Din'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان نور الدین}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান নূরউদ্দীন}}
|align="center"| [[Nuruddin Sikandar Shah|Sikandar Shah]] {{Nastaliq|سکندر شاه}} {{lang-bn|সিকান্দর শাহ}}
|align="center"|1481
|-
|align="center"|''Sultan Jalal ad-Din'' {{Nastaliq|سلطان جلال الدين}} {{lang-bn|সুলতান জালালউদ্দীন}}
|align="center"| [[Jalaluddin Fateh Shah|Fateh Shah]] {{Nastaliq|فتح شاه}} {{lang-bn|ফতেহ শাহ}}
|align="center"|1481–1487
|-
|colspan=4 align="middle"| [[Habshi]] rule takes over [[Sultanate of Bengal]] under [[Shahzada Barbak]] in 1487 C.E.
|}
*''Silver shaded row signifies the start of the Restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty.''
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| title = [[Sultanate of Bengal]]
| years = 1342–1415
| before = [[Delhi Sultanate]]
| after = [[House of Ganesha]]
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{{succession box
| title = [[Sultanate of Bengal]]
| years = 1437–1487
| before = [[House of Ganesha]]
| after = [[Habshi|Habshi rule]]<ref name=r1>Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). ''The Delhi Sultanate'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.827–8</ref>
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==See also==
* [[History of Bengal]]
* [[History of India]]
* [[History of Bangladesh]]
* [[List of Sunni Muslim dynasties]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=ABM Shamsuddin |year=2012 |chapter=Iliyas Shah |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Iliyas_Shah |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}
* [http://tanmoy.tripod.com/bengal/iliyas.html The Iliyas Shahi Dynasty]

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