Rukunuddin Kaikaus ( fa, رکن ‌الدین کیکاوس, bn, রুকনউদ্দীন কায়কাউস) was an independent Sultan of Bengal who ruled from 1291–1300 CE. He succeeded his father

Nasiruddin Bughra Khan Nasiruddin Bughra Khan ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দিন বুগরা খান, fa, ناصر الدین بغرا خان) was the Governor (1281–1287) and later an independent Sultan (1287–1291) of Bengal. He was the son of ...

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/ref> In several inscriptions and coins he styled himself as ''Sultan bin al-Sultan bin al-Sultan'' (the Sultan, son of a Sultan, son of a Sultan) and also ''Sultan-us-Salatin'' (the Sultan of Sultans).

History

Kaikaus ascended the throne after the abdication of his father

. During his reign, he had divided his kingdom into two parts -

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

and Lakhnauti, and 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 Saptagram (Bengali: সপ্তগ্রাম; colloquially called ''Satgaon'') was a major port, the chief city and sometimes capital of southern Bengal, in ancient and medieval times, the location presently being in the Hooghly district in t ...

in south-western

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

. His kingdom extended to Bihar in the west,

Devkot Bangarh is an ancient city situated in Gangarampur, West Bengal, India. Bangarh was the ancient city which was the administrative centre of Kotivarsha Vishaya (territorial division), itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardha ...

in the north and Satgaon in the south. He put a vast kingdom under his control. Delhi Sultan

Alauddin Khalji Alaud-Dīn Khaljī, also called Alauddin Khilji or Alauddin Ghilji (), born Ali Gurshasp, was an emperor of the Khalji dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over lar ...

also accepted Kaikaus's independent dominance of Bengal. On Muharram 692 AH (1292-1293 CE), Kaikaus ordered Ikhtiyaruddin Firuz Aitigin to construct a mosque north of Maheswar in

, on the banks of the

Burhi Gandak River The Burhi Gandak River is a tributary of the Ganges. It is known as Narayani in its upper reaches. The Burhi (“Old”) Gandak flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel. Course The Burhi Gandak originates from Chautarwa C ...

. Rukunuddin Kaikaus ruled

for nine years and died in 1300. It is assumed that he was childless. He was succeeded by his probable brother,

Shamsuddin Firoz Shah Shamsuddin Firuz Shah ( fa, شمس الدين فيروز شاه, bn, শামসুদ্দীন ফিরুজ শাহ, ''Shams Ad-Dīn Firūz Shāh'') (reigned: 1301–1322) was the independent ruler of the Gauḍa (city), Lakhnauti Ki ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaikaus, Rukunuddin 1300 deaths 13th-century Indian Muslims 13th-century Indian monarchs Sultans of Bengal Year of birth unknown

History

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