Alauddin Firuz Shah II: Difference between revisions

'''ʿAlā ad-Dīn Fīrūz Shāh''' ({{langx|bn|আলাউদ্দীন ফিরোজ শাহ}}, {{langx|fa|{{Nastaliq|علاء الدین فیروز شاه}}}}) was the son and successor of Sultan [[Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah]] of [[Bengal Sultanate|Bengal]]. He served as a governor of [[Chittagong]] during his father's reign, and was a patron of [[Bengali literature]].<ref name=atul/><ref>{{cite book|title=The Varied Facets of History: Essays in Honour of Aniruddha Ray|author=[[Aniruddha Ray|Ray, Aniruddha]]|page=80|year=2011|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=9789380607160|editor1=Hussain, Syed Ejaz|editor2=Alam, Ishrat}}</ref> Firuz Shah ascended the throne in 1533, though it was not unanimously recognised by all the nobles of Bengal. The conflict with the [[Ahom kingdom]] continued during his reign and the Bengali army led by [[Turbak Khan]] had reached as far as [[Kaliabor]]. Within three months as Sultan, Firuz Shah was assassinated by his uncle, who succeeded him as Sultan [[Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia|author=Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin|article=Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah}}</ref>