218 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [July, 1909. 
For nearly a century and a quarter (739—860 H.) Pandua 
seded Lakhnauti, rivalling it in 
And a sacred city. sight -e : ge. 
to connection with the holy saints. In Riyaz the town is 
called the holy Pandua and is described as a centre of much 
pilgrimage ; while even now it is known as Hazrat Pandua to 
distinguish it from the southern Pandua in Hugli district. 
I. Tue Dynasty or InyAs Suan. 
Shamsu-d-din Ilyas Shah, though nicknamed Bhangerah 
lyis Shah (bhang or hemp-eater), was not wanting in 
Sp laa H. ability. According to histories, he was a 
nobleman in the court of ’Ali Shah; and 
apparently taking advantage of the civil war between the latter 
and Fakhru-d-din of Sunargaon, became independent. This 
event took place about 740 H. (1339 A.D.), the date on his 
earliest extant coins. After a break, his coinage runs through 
the years 744, 745 and 746 H. (1343-45 A.D.) with the same 
: ats 4 th 
H uest of quest of Sunargaon and his fight wit 
‘Suniegton. the Delhi Sultan Firoz 8 
return of Firoz from his first invasion of Bengal (754-5 ba od 
Shamsu-d-din invaded Sunargaon, captured and killed Fakhru-d- 
1 Ilyas’ coin of 740 H., J.R.A.S.,ii, p. 206; cf. 744-6 H., ibid., and 
P.A.S.B., 1883, p. 59 (745 H.). 
‘or “Ali’s coins, J.R.A.S., ii, p. 202; I.M.C., ii, p. 150, No. 22 
8 
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to Tabakati-Akbari the actual invasion lasted from 10th Shawwal 
754 H. to 11th Rabi-ul-awwal 755 H. (5th April 1355 A.D.). 
