War of Succession
Sikandar had seventeen sons by his first wife and one by his second. The latter revolted against his father and occupied Satgaon and Sonargaon. Finally, in a battle in Goalpara, near the capital Pandua, he defeated his father and killed him in 1390. He ascended to the throne as Ghiyas-ud-Din Azam Shah
| Preceded by Ilyas Shah |
Sultan of Bengal 1358–1390 |
Succeeded by Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah |
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