Alauddin Husain Shah
| Alauddin Husain Shah | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Bengal Shah of Bengalis The right hand and defender of the caliphate Amir al-Mu'minin (the Commander of the Faithful) | |
Silver coin (Tanka) of Alauddin Husain Shah | |
| 18th Sultan of Bengal | |
| Reign | 1493–1519 |
| Predecessor | Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah |
| Successor | Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah |
| Born | Disputed - See Origin and Early life |
| Died | 1519 |
| Spouses | Daughter of the Qazi of Chandpur |
| Issue | Shahzada Danyal Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah Several others |
| Father | Sayyid Ashraf Al-Husaini |
| Religion | Islam |
Ala-ud-din Husain Shah (Bengali: আলাউদ্দিন হোসেন শাহ; Persian: علاء الدین حسین شاه; r. 1494–1519) was an independent late medieval Sultan of the Bengal Sultanate, who founded the Hussain Shahi dynasty. He became the ruler of Bengal after assassinating the Abyssinian Sultan, Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah, whom he had served under as wazir. After his death in 1519, the oldest surviving of his sons Nusrat Shah succeeded him. Alauddin Husain Shah is regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Bengali history, and the reigns of Husain Shah and Nusrat Shah are generally regarded as the "golden age" of the Bengal Sultanate.