Reign 1291 – 1300 Name Rukunuddin Kaikaus Died 1300 | Successor Shamsuddin Firoz Shah Parents Nasiruddin Bughra Khan | |
People also search for Nasir ud din Mahmud, Nasiruddin Bughra Khan, Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, Ghiyas ud din Balban | ||
Predecessor Nasiruddin Bughra Khan Grandparents Ghiyas ud din Balban | ||
Rukunuddin Kaikaus (reigned: 1291–1300 CE) was the independent Sultan of Bengal. In 1291 he succeeded his father Nasiruddin Bughra Khan. In several inscriptions and coins he styled himself as Sultan-bin-Sultan (the Sultan, son of a Sultan) and also Sultan-us-Salatin (the Sultan of Sultans).
History
During his reign, he had divided his kingdom into two parts - Bihar and Lakhnauti. He appointed Ikhtiyaruddin Firoz Itgin as the Governor of Bihar and Shahabuddin Zafar Khan Bahram Itgin as the Governor of Lakhnauti. Zafar Khan Itgin conquered Satgaon in south-western Bengal. That's how his kingdom extended to Bihar in the west, Devkot in the north and Satgaon in the south. He put a vast kingdom under his control. Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji also accepted Kaikaus's independent dominance of Bengal.
Rukunuddin Kaikaus ruled Bengal for nine years and died in 1300.