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Ibrahim Shah Sharqi

Type Figure Region Jaunpur Time c. 1400–1440 Also known as Ibrahim Shah Sharqi、Sultan Ibrahim

Ibrahim Shah Sharqi (c. 1400–1440) was a famous ruler of the Sharqi dynasty of the Jaunpur Sultanate, ruling eastern India from Jaunpur;…

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  1. 1400–1410Jaunpur · JaunpurAfter succeeding his father Ibrahim Shah, he governed Jaunpur, consolidated control over the eastern Gangetic plain, dealt with the Delhi Sultanate and neighboring local powers, and laid the foundation for the Sharqi dynasty's golden age.
  2. 1411–1420Jaunpur · JaunpurIn the 410s he undertook major building works, expanding structures such as the Atala Mosque, recruited Persian poets and Sanskrit scholars, pursued a relatively tolerant religious policy, and made Jaunpur a major center of scholarship and art rivaling Delhi.
  3. 1421–1440Jaunpur · JaunpurIn his later years he continued to maintain the eastern territories; his descendants continued the Sharqi name after him until the Lodi dynasty annexed Jaunpur.

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