Izz al-Din Yahya

ʻIzz ad-Dīn Yaḥyā (Persian: عز الدين يحيى, Bengali: ইজ্জউদ্দীন ইয়াহিয়া) was the Governor of the provincial Satgaon who reigned from 1328 to 1338.[1]

Izz ad-Din Yahya
Governor of Satgaon
Reign1328-1338
PredecessorAzam Khan
SuccessorShamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Died1338
Bengal Sultanate
ReligionIslam

History

Izzuddin was appointed the governor under the Tughlaq Sultantate. Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah took service under Izzuddin. After his death in 1338, Ilyas Shah took control of Satgaon and declared independence from Delhi.[2]

Preceded by
Azam Khan
Governor of Satgaon
1328–1338
Succeeded by
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah

See also

References

  1. KingListsFarEast
  2. Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Iliyas Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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