Shahzada Barbak was the founder of the Habshi dynasty 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...

 kingdom. He was the former commander of the palace-guards of Jalaluddin Fateh Shah

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah was the last ruler of later Ilyas dynasty of Bengal. He was the brother and successor of Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah.-History:...

 court.

History

During the reign of Jalaluddin Fateh Shah

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah was the last ruler of later Ilyas dynasty of Bengal. He was the brother and successor of Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah.-History:...

, Abyssinians (Habshis) took important and influential positions in the royal court. Jalaluddin

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah was the last ruler of later Ilyas dynasty of Bengal. He was the brother and successor of Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah.-History:...

 took steps to take back control. But Barbak, the commander of the palace-guards, led a conspiracy against him. Later Jalaluddin

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah

Jalaluddin Fateh Shah was the last ruler of later Ilyas dynasty of Bengal. He was the brother and successor of Sultan Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah.-History:...

 was killed. Shahzada Barbak took power and founded the Habshi dynasty in 1487 CE. He assumed the title Sultan Shahzada.

But his reign was short-lived. He was killed in 1487 by another Abyssinian, former loyal Ilyas dynasty army commander, Saifuddin Firuz Shah

Saifuddin Firuz Shah

Saifuddin Firuz Shah was the second ruler of the Habshi dynasty of Bengal. He was a former army commander of Bengal's Ilyas dynasty.-History:...

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