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'''Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah'''  
'''Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah''' ({{lang-fa|شمس الدین یوسف شاه}}, {{lang-bn|শামসউদ্দীন ইউসুফ শাহ}}) was the [[Sultan of Bengal]] from 1474 to 1481. He belonged to the [[Ilyas Shahi dynasty]] and was the successor of his father, Sultan [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah]].
(reigned: 1474–1481) was the son and successor of Sultan [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah]]. He ascended the throne in 1474 and assumed the title ''Shamsuddin Abul Muzaffar Yusuf Shah''. During his reign he also took the titles of  ''Khalifat Allah bil Huzzat wal Burhan'', ''Sultan al-Salatin'', ''Zil Allah fil Alamin'' and ''Khalifat Allah fil Ardin''.<ref name=bpedia/>
 
==Early life and family==
[[File:Lottan Masjid, Gaur.jpg|thumb|The Lottan Mosque was built after the marriage of Yusuf Shah.]]
Yusuf was born into a ruling class [[Bengali Muslim]] [[Sunni]] family known as the [[Ilyas Shahi dynasty]], in the [[Bengal Sultanate]]. His father, [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah|Barbak]], and his grandfather, [[Mahmud Shah of Bengal|Mahmud]], were descendants of [[Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah]] – the founder of the ruling dynasty as well as the nation. Hailing from what is now eastern [[Iran]] and southern [[Afghanistan]], Yusuf's family was of [[Sistan]]i ancestral origin but had assimilated in Bengal for over a hundred years.
 
According to tradition, Yusuf married a Hindu dancer called Mira (or Mirabai) who had embraced Islam and taken the name Lotan Bibi.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hindu-Muslim Relations in Bengal: Medieval Period|publisher=Idarah-i Adabiyat-i-Delli|year=1985|page=53|author=Sarkar, Jagadish Narayan}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Culture of Bengal Through the Ages|author=Chatterjee, Bhaskar|page=180|year=1988|publisher=[[University of Burdwan]]}}</ref> In her name, Yusuf Shah established the Lotan [[Taluq]] (administrative subdivision) which contains the Lattan Mosque and Lotan Dighi, and that taluq existed even until the British period.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Bengal: The middle age, 1200-1526|publisher=Prakash Mandir|author=Mondal, Sushila|year=1970}}</ref>
 
==Reign==
After the death of his father [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah]] in 1474, Yusuf ascended the throne of Bengal stylising himself as ''Shams ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abu al-Muẓaffar Yūsuf Shāh''. He also took other titles such as ''Ẓillullāh fī al-ʿĀlamīn'', ''Khalīfatullāh bi al-Ḥujjah wa al-Burhān'', ''As-Sulṭān as-Salāṭīn'', ''As-Sulṭān al-ʿĀdil al-Aʿẓam'', ''Malik ar-Riqāb wa al-Umam'' and ''Khalīfatullāh fī al-Arḍīn''.<ref name=bpedia/> He had several ministers under him such as [[Majlis Alam]] and [[Malik Khaqan Pahlavi]] and [[Mirsad Khan Atabek|Mirṣād Khān Atābek]], who constructed numerous mosques across his domain. The most notable ones were the Sakomohan Mosque in [[Malda district|Maldah]], the [[Faqir Mosque]] in [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], [[Goyghor Mosque]] in [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], the [[Qadam Rasul Mosque]], [[Lattan Mosque]], [[Tantipara Mosque]] and [[Darasbari Mosque]] in [[Gauḍa (city)|Gaur]]. He put strict [[Sharia]] law in order and prohibited drinking wine in his ruling kingdom.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia |author=Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin|article=Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah}}</ref>
 
According to legend, Yusuf Shah executed [[Shah Jalal Dakhini]], a Sufi preacher who had established a [[khanqah]] in present-day [[Motijheel Thana|Motijheel, Dhaka]] and gained excessive prominence and pomposity.<ref name=talib>{{cite book|publisher=Adhunika Prakasani|title=Bangladeshe Islam|author=Abdul Mannan Talib|year=1980}}</ref>


==Patron of Islamic culture==
==Patron of Islamic culture==
Under his patronage poet Jaynuddin wrote his work ''Rasul Vijaya''. A number of mosques were erected in his era. The most notable ones were the Sakomohan Mosque in [[Malda district|Maldah]], the Tantipara Mosque, [[Goyghor Mosque]], the [[Kadam Rasul]] Mosque and the Darasbari Mosque of [[Gaur]]. He put strict [[Sharia]] law in order and prohibited drinking wine in his ruling kingdom.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=ABM Shamsuddin |year=2012 |chapter=Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shamsuddin_Yusuf_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]]}}</ref>
[[File:A view of Tantipara Masjid.jpg|thumb|The Tantipara Mosque was established during Yusuf Shah's reign.]]
Yusuf Shah appreciated poetry in various languages. Upon the construction of a mosque in [[Dhaka District]] in 1480, its inscription ended with a Persian verse from [[Saadi Shirazi]]'s [[Bustan (book)|Bustan]]. During his time as a prince, he was the patron of poets [[Zainuddin (poet)|Zainuddin]] and [[Maladhar Basu]].<ref name=bpedia/>


He died in 1481.
==Death==
He died in 1481 and was succeeded by his paternal uncle, [[Nuruddin Sikandar Shah]].<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Coins|author=Rezaul Karim, Muhammad}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:27, 18 November 2021

Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah
As-Sulṭān as-Salāṭīn Shams ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abu al-Muẓaffar Yūsuf Shāh[1]
Sultan of Bengal
Reign1474-1481
Coronation1474
PredecessorRukunuddin Barbak Shah
SuccessorNuruddin Sikandar Shah
BornYusuf bin Barbak
Bengal Sultanate
Died1481
Bengal Sultanate
Burial1481
Bengal Sultanate
SpousesLotan Bibi
HouseIlyas Shahi
FatherRukunuddin Barbak Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah (Persian: شمس الدین یوسف شاه‎, Bengali: শামসউদ্দীন ইউসুফ শাহ) was the Sultan of Bengal from 1474 to 1481. He belonged to the Ilyas Shahi dynasty and was the successor of his father, Sultan Rukunuddin Barbak Shah.

Early life and family[edit]

The Lottan Mosque was built after the marriage of Yusuf Shah.

Yusuf was born into a ruling class Bengali Muslim Sunni family known as the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, in the Bengal Sultanate. His father, Barbak, and his grandfather, Mahmud, were descendants of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah – the founder of the ruling dynasty as well as the nation. Hailing from what is now eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan, Yusuf's family was of Sistani ancestral origin but had assimilated in Bengal for over a hundred years.

According to tradition, Yusuf married a Hindu dancer called Mira (or Mirabai) who had embraced Islam and taken the name Lotan Bibi.[2][3] In her name, Yusuf Shah established the Lotan Taluq (administrative subdivision) which contains the Lattan Mosque and Lotan Dighi, and that taluq existed even until the British period.[4]

Reign[edit]

After the death of his father Rukunuddin Barbak Shah in 1474, Yusuf ascended the throne of Bengal stylising himself as Shams ad-Dunyā wa ad-Dīn Abu al-Muẓaffar Yūsuf Shāh. He also took other titles such as Ẓillullāh fī al-ʿĀlamīn, Khalīfatullāh bi al-Ḥujjah wa al-Burhān, As-Sulṭān as-Salāṭīn, As-Sulṭān al-ʿĀdil al-Aʿẓam, Malik ar-Riqāb wa al-Umam and Khalīfatullāh fī al-Arḍīn.[5] He had several ministers under him such as Majlis Alam and Malik Khaqan Pahlavi and Mirṣād Khān Atābek, who constructed numerous mosques across his domain. The most notable ones were the Sakomohan Mosque in Maldah, the Faqir Mosque in Chittagong, Goyghor Mosque in Moulvibazar, the Qadam Rasul Mosque, Lattan Mosque, Tantipara Mosque and Darasbari Mosque in Gaur. He put strict Sharia law in order and prohibited drinking wine in his ruling kingdom.[5]

According to legend, Yusuf Shah executed Shah Jalal Dakhini, a Sufi preacher who had established a khanqah in present-day Motijheel, Dhaka and gained excessive prominence and pomposity.[6]

Patron of Islamic culture[edit]

The Tantipara Mosque was established during Yusuf Shah's reign.

Yusuf Shah appreciated poetry in various languages. Upon the construction of a mosque in Dhaka District in 1480, its inscription ended with a Persian verse from Saadi Shirazi's Bustan. During his time as a prince, he was the patron of poets Zainuddin and Maladhar Basu.[5]

Death[edit]

He died in 1481 and was succeeded by his paternal uncle, Nuruddin Sikandar Shah.[7]

Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah
Preceded by
Barbak Shah 		Sultan of Bengal
1474–1481 		Succeeded by
Nuruddin Sikandar Shah

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Philological Secretary, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 43 (1874), p.297
  2. ↑ Sarkar, Jagadish Narayan (1985). Hindu-Muslim Relations in Bengal: Medieval Period. Idarah-i Adabiyat-i-Delli. p. 53.
  3. ↑ Chatterjee, Bhaskar (1988). Culture of Bengal Through the Ages. University of Burdwan. p. 180.
  4. ↑ Mondal, Sushila (1970). History of Bengal: The middle age, 1200-1526. Prakash Mandir.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Abdul Mannan Talib (1980). Bangladeshe Islam. Adhunika Prakasani.
  7. ↑ Rezaul Karim, Muhammad (2012). "Coins". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

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