Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah (Bengali: জালালউদ্দীন মুহম্মদ শাহ; born as Jadu/যদূ) was a 15th-century Sultan of Bengal and an important figure in medieval Bengali history. Born a Hindu to his aristocratic father Raja Ganesha, the patriarch of the Ganesha dynasty, he assumed the throne of Bengal after a coup which overthrew the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He converted to Islam and ruled the Bengal Sultanate for 16 years. As a Muslim king, he brought Arakan under Bengali suzerainty and consolidated the kingdom's domestic administrative centres. He pursued relations with the Timurid Empire, Mamluk Egypt and Ming China. Bengal grew in wealth and population during his reign. He also combined Bengali and Islamic architecture.
| Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | |||||
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Arabic silver coin with a lion inscription minted during Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah's reign | |||||
| Sultan of Bengal | |||||
| Reign | 1415–1416 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah | ||||
| Successor | Raja Ganesha | ||||
| Reign | 1418–1433 | ||||
| Predecessor | Raja Ganesha | ||||
| Successor | Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah | ||||
| Born | Bhavaniganj, Bengal Sultanate | ||||
| Died | c. 1433 Pandua, Bengal Sultanate | ||||
| Spouses | Asmantara, daughter of Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah | ||||
| Issue | Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah | ||||
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| House | Ganesha dynasty | ||||
| Father | Raja Ganesha | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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