Sikandar Shah ruled Bengal for over three decades following the death of his father Ilyas Shah, founder of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. His long reign brought relative stability to a sultanate that had only recently consolidated control over the eastern delta regions, and his silver coinage reflects a mint operating with consistent output across multiple decades — unusual regularity for a medieval Indian sultanate of this period.
Sikandar Shah ruled Bengal for over three decades following the death of his father Ilyas Shah, founder of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. His long reign brought relative stability to a sultanate that had only recently consolidated control over the eastern delta regions, and his silver coinage reflects a mint operating with consistent output across multiple decades — unusual regularity for a medieval Indian sultanate of this period.