Raja Ganesha
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Raja Ganesha was a zamindar ruler and the first Hindu Sultan of the Bengal Sultanate, who took advantage of the weakness of the first Ilyas Shahi dynasty and seized power in Bengal.[2] Contemporary historians of the medieval period considered him as an usurper. The Ganesha dynasty founded by him ruled over Bengal from 1415−1435.[3] His name mentioned in the coins of his son, sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah as Kans Jha or Kans Shah.[4] The Indo-Persian historians mentioned his name as Raja Kans or Kansi.[5][2] A number of modern scholars identified him with Danujamardanadeva, but this identification is not universally accepted.
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Raja Ganesha | |
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King of Bengal | |
Sultan of Bengal | |
Reign | 1414–1415 |
Predecessor | Alauddin Firuz Shah I |
Successor | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah |
Reign | 1417–1419 |
Predecessor | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah |
Successor | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah |
Born | Ganesh Dinaraj Roy Bhavaniganj, Bengal Sultanate |
Died | c. 1420 Sonargaon, Bengal Sultanate |
Spouse | Phuljani, widow of Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah[1] |
Issue | Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah |
House | Ganesha dynasty |
Religion | Hinduism |
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