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| | #REDIRECT [[House of Ganesha]] |
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| |conventional_long_name = Ganesha dynasty
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| |common_name = Ganesha dynasty
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| |government_type = Monarchy
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| |year_start = 1416 CE
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| |year_end = 1436 CE
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| |p1 = Ilyas Shahi dynasty
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| |s1 = Ilyas Shahi dynasty
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| |capital = [[Gauda (city)|Gaur, West Bengal]] (present day [[West Bengal, India]])
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| |religion = [[Hinduism]]<br /> later [[Islam]]
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| |leader1 = [[Raja Ganesha]]
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| |year_leader1 = 1414–1415 and 1416–1418 (Second Phase)
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| |leader2 = [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]] | |
| |year_leader2 = 1415–1416 and 1418–1433 (Second Phase)
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| |leader3 = [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]]
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| |year_leader3 = 1433–1435
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| The '''Ganesha dynasty''' began with [[Raja Ganesha]] in 1414, from the [[Bengal]] region of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. After Raja Ganesha seized control over Bengal, he faced an imminent threat of invasion. Ganesha appealed to a powerful Muslim holy man named Qutb al Alam to stop the threat. The saint agreed on the condition that Raja Ganesha's son, Jadu, would convert to Islam and rule in his place. Raja Ganesha agreed and Jadu started ruling Bengal as [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]] in 1415.
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| Qutb al Alam died in 1416 and Raja Ganesha was emboldened to depose his son and return to the throne as Danujamarddana Deva. Jalaluddin was reconverted to Hinduism by the ''Golden Cow'' ritual. After the death of his father, Jalaluddin once again converted to Islam and started ruling again.<ref>Biographical encyclopedia of Sufis By N. Hanif, pg.320</ref> Jalaluddin's son, [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]] ruled for only 3 years due to chaos and anarchy. The dynasty is known for its liberal policies as well as its focus on justice and charity.
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| Raja Ganesha.jpg|A sketch of Raja Ganesha, the 1st ruler of the Ganesha dynasty, on the cover of a late 19th-century Bengali work, ''Raja Ganesh''.
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| Eklakhi Mausoleum.jpg|Mausoleum of [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]], the 2nd ruler of the Ganesha dynasty, in [[Gauda (city)|Gaur, West Bengal]], [[India]].
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| Dinajpur Rajbari (13).jpg|[[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]]'s ruins in [[Dinajpur]], [[Bangladesh]], the 3rd ruler of the Ganesha dynasty.
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Rulers of Bengal]]
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| [[Category:History of West Bengal]]
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| [[Category:History of Bangladesh]]
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| [[Category:15th-century Indian monarchs]]
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