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Husain Shahi dynasty
The Husain Shahi dynasty ruled the Bengal Sultanate from 1494 to 1538. Its founder, Alauddin Husain Shah, restored order after a period of palace coups and extended Bengal's power into Assam, Odisha and Bihar. The court patronised Bengali literature as well as Persian, and Chaitanya's devotional movement flourished in their time. Sher Shah Suri overthrew the last sultan, Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, in 1538.
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