Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah

Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah

Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah ("reign:" 1533-38) was the last sultan of the Hussain Shahi dynasty, founded by Alauddin Hussain Shah in 1494, of Bengal.ABM Shamsuddin Ahmed, [http://search.com.bd/banglapedia/HT/G_0114.htm Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah] , Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, "Retrieved: 2007-12-16"] He is assessed as a weak, pleasure loving and easy-going ruler without diplomatic foresight or practical skill. A number of courtesans and regents rebelled against him during his reign, including Khuda Bakhsh Khan, his general and governor of the Chittagong area, and Makhdum Alam, the governor of Hajipur.

During his reign the Portuguese arrived in Chittagong in 1534, and were captured and sent to Gaur as prisoners on charges of misbehavior. But, in the face of enemy superiority he reconciled with them and permitted to establish factories at Chittagong and Hughli. Ghiyasuddin and his Portuguese allies were was defeated by Sher Shah Suri and his Afghans on 6 April 1538, as his appeals to Mughal Emperor Humayun went unanswered.

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