Who united Bengal in 1342, founded the Ilyas Shahi dynasty and assumed the title Shah-i-Bangalah?
- A.Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
- B.Alauddin Hussain Shah
- C.Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
- D.Daud Khan Karrani
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah. He brought the three divisions of Bengal under one authority in 1342, founded the dynasty named after him, took the title Shah-i-Bangalah and held off Firoz Shah Tughlaq's two invasions. Option B is wrong because Alauddin Hussain Shah founded the later Hussain Shahi dynasty from 1493, and his reign, a contemporary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, is called the golden age of medieval Bengal. Option C is wrong because Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah was the son of Raja Ganesha, who ruled in the interval between the two Ilyas Shahi phases in the early fifteenth century. Option D is wrong because Daud Khan Karrani was the last independent ruler of Bengal, defeated by Akbar's forces in 1576. The commonest error is to attach the title Shah-i-Bangalah to Hussain Shah because his reign is better known.
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