Hussain Shahi dynasty
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The Hussain Shahi dynasty was a prominent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for its territorial expansion, flourishing trade, and patronage of Bengali culture and literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hussain Shahi dynasty canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: Hussain Shahi dynasty Context triple: [Bengal Sultanate, dynasty, Hussain Shahi dynasty]
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Ilyas Shahi dynasty
The Ilyas Shahi dynasty was the first independent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate, known for consolidating Bengal’s autonomy from Delhi and expanding its territory in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Sayyid dynasty
The Sayyid dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed the Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th century, following the Tughlaqs and preceding the Lodis.
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C.
Kalhora dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed much of Sindh in present-day Pakistan during the 18th century, prior to being supplanted by the Talpur dynasty.
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D.
Qutb Shahi dynasty
The Qutb Shahi dynasty was a Turkic Shia Muslim ruling family that governed the Golconda Sultanate in south-central India from the early 16th to late 17th century and was responsible for founding and developing the city of Hyderabad.
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Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty was the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate, an Afghan-led Muslim dynasty that governed parts of northern India in the 15th and early 16th centuries until its defeat by the Mughals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hussain Shahi dynasty Target entity description: The Hussain Shahi dynasty was a prominent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for its territorial expansion, flourishing trade, and patronage of Bengali culture and literature.
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A.
Ilyas Shahi dynasty
The Ilyas Shahi dynasty was the first independent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate, known for consolidating Bengal’s autonomy from Delhi and expanding its territory in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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B.
Sayyid dynasty
The Sayyid dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed the Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th century, following the Tughlaqs and preceding the Lodis.
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C.
Kalhora dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed much of Sindh in present-day Pakistan during the 18th century, prior to being supplanted by the Talpur dynasty.
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D.
Qutb Shahi dynasty
The Qutb Shahi dynasty was a Turkic Shia Muslim ruling family that governed the Golconda Sultanate in south-central India from the early 16th to late 17th century and was responsible for founding and developing the city of Hyderabad.
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E.
Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty was the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate, an Afghan-led Muslim dynasty that governed parts of northern India in the 15th and early 16th centuries until its defeat by the Mughals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengal Sultanate dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ ruling house ⓘ |
| capital |
Gaur
ⓘ
Lakhnauti ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Orissa
ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ emerging Afghan powers in North India ⓘ |
| country | Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Afghan invasions
ⓘ
expansion of the Suri dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 1538 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
trade with Indian Ocean ports
ⓘ
trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Suri dynasty ⓘ |
| founder | Alauddin Husain Shah ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Alauddin Firuz Shah
ⓘ
Alauddin Husain Shah ⓘ Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah ⓘ Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 16th century
ⓘ
late 15th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | administrative consolidation of Bengal ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alauddin Husain Shah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flourishing trade
ⓘ
patronage of Bengali culture ⓘ patronage of Bengali literature ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| partOf | late medieval Bengal ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Bengali poets
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ Vaishnava literature ⓘ architecture in Gaur ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | reign of Alauddin Husain Shah ⓘ |
| policy | religious tolerance ⓘ |
| precededBy | Habshi dynasty ⓘ |
| presentIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| region | Bengal ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1494 ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
Bengal
ⓘ
Chittagong Division ⓘ
surface form:
Chittagong region
parts of Assam ⓘ parts of Bihar ⓘ |
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Subject: Hussain Shahi dynasty Description of subject: The Hussain Shahi dynasty was a prominent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for its territorial expansion, flourishing trade, and patronage of Bengali culture and literature.
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