House of Ganesha
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The House of Ganesha was a short-lived late 15th-century ruling dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, known for its Hindu-origin founder Ganesha and the subsequent Islamization and consolidation of power under his successors.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Ganesha canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengal Sultanate dynasty
ⓘ
royal house ⓘ ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Pandua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | between two phases of Ilyas Shahi rule ⓘ |
| conflict | internal power struggles in Bengal ⓘ |
| country | Bengal Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Tanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 15th century ⓘ |
| dynasticTitle | Sultan of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1435 ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Bengali ⓘ |
| founder | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | sultanate ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ganesha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahmud (son of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of religious conversion for political legitimacy in South Asia ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Persian ⓘ |
| legitimizationMethod |
Islamic titulature and coinage
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support of Muslim religious elites ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hindu-origin founder ruling a Muslim sultanate
ⓘ
Islamization of the dynasty under successors ⓘ consolidation of power in Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| overthrowBy | restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Bengal polities ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent sultanate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ilyas Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrigin | Hindu ⓘ |
| sourceType |
medieval chronicles
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numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1414 ⓘ |
| successor | Ilyas Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Gauda
NERFINISHED
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parts of present-day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present-day West Bengal ⓘ |
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