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Mahmud Shah

Type Figure Region North India Time 1400–1457 Also known as Mahmud Shah (Sharqi dynasty)

Third sultan of the Jaunpur Sharqi Sultanate (1440–1457), son of Ibrahim Shah;…

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  1. 1440–1448Jaunpur · JaunpurIn 1440 Mahmud Shah succeeded his father Ibrahim Shah as sultan of Jaunpur. He expanded eastward along the Ganges, controlling Bihar and parts of the Bengal frontier, and greatly patronized Islamic architecture and scholarship, making Jaunpur a major cultural center of North India.
  2. 1448–1457Delhi · DelhiIn his later reign Mahmud Shah repeatedly campaigned against Delhi, fighting Sultan Mubarak Shah of the Sayyids and the Lodis with mixed results, and also clashed with the Bengal Sultanate. After his death in 1457, Muhammad Shah and Husain Shah succeeded him; in 1479 Bahlul Lodi captured Jaunpur, Husain Shah fled to Bihar, and the Sharqi dynasty ended.

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