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Ḥusayn Shah ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn
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Ḥusayn Shah ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn

Bengali sultan
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Ḥusayn Shah ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn (born, Bengal? [now in India and Bangladesh]—died 1519, Bengal) was the founder of the Ḥusayn Shāhī dynasty of Bengal. He is often regarded as the most illustrious ruler (1493–1519) of late medieval Bengal. The details of ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn’s early life are obscured by myth and legend. His father is said to have been a direct descendant of the Prophet Muḥammad and an Arab who emigrated to Bengal. After completing his studies,...

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