Ghiyasuddin Shah III
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Ghiyasuddin Shah III was the last ruler of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

 among Mahmud Shahi dynasty.

History

Since 1562, the Afghan Karrani dynasty began to conquer a vast area within Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

 kingdom. In 1564 Ghiyasuddin Shah III was assasinated by Taj Khan Karrani
Taj Khan Karrani
Taj Khan Karrani was the founder of Karrani dynasty. He was a former employee of Sher Shah Suri. He captured a vast region of south-eastern Bihar and west Bengal...

. Thus the ruling of Mahmud Shahi dynasty ended and Karrani dynasty was formed.
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