sultans of culture

The golden age of bengal

1493 - 1538

Gateway to the Tomb of Husain Shah, Gaur, 1808, Wellcome Collection.

In the final days of the Ilias Shahi Dynasty, a young man of Arab descent made his way to Bengal. Soon he found employment in the Sultan’s army, married a Bengali woman, and settled down to delta life. But in a matter of years he would embark on a career that would end in making him the most beloved Sultans of Bengal.

(Rest of the story is coming soon….)