Name Shahzada Barbak | Died 1487 | |
Shahzada Barbak (reigned: 1487) was the founder of the Habshi dynasty of Bengal kingdom. He was the former commander of the palace-guards of Jalaluddin Fateh Shah court.
History
During the reign of Jalaluddin Fateh Shah, Abyssinians (Habshis) took important and influential positions in the royal court. Jalaluddin took steps to take back control. But Barbak, the commander of the palace-guards, led a conspiracy against him. Later Jalaluddin was killed. Shahzada Barbak took power and founded the Habshi dynasty in 1487 CE. He assumed the title Sultan Shahzada.
But his reign was short-lived. He was killed in 1487 by another Abyssinian, former loyal Ilyas dynasty army commander, Saifuddin Firuz Shah.
References
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