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Raja Ganesha

Type Figure Region Bengal Time c. 1380–1418 Also known as Raja Ganesha、Ganesha、Kāṇu Gāṇī

Raja Ganesha was a Hindu powerful minister and brief ruler of the Bengal Sultanate in the early 15th century, seizing real power from the weakened Il…

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  1. c. 1410–1415Gaur · West BengalGanesha was originally a powerful court minister under the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, holding real power during the reigns of Saifuddin Hamza Shah, Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah, and Alauddin Firuz Shah. Around 1414 he deposed Firuz Shah and proclaimed himself king. The claim that he 'deposed Saifuddin and usurped the throne' is inaccurate.
  2. 1415–1418Pandua · BengalHis son Jadu converted to Islam and took the name Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah. Banglapedia records that Ganesha at one point deposed his son and ruled in his own name, and was overthrown by Jalaluddin around 1418. There is no scholarly consensus on whether he was the same person as Danujamardanadeva.
  3. c. 1418–1435Bengal · BengalGanesha himself was already dead by around 1418–1420. His son Jalaluddin and his successors extended family rule until around 1435; the 1430s cannot be described as Ganesha himself still ruling behind the scenes.

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