At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- South Asia
ArchitecturePolitics, governance and authority
Overview
Prince Daniyal was a son of Sultan Ala al-Din Husain Shah of Bengal (r. 1493-1518); Simon Digby, who first translated his inscription, identified him as one of Husain Shah's eighteen sons. 2
His foundations
In his father's reign he built a congregational mosque at Gaur, dated 10 Dhu al-Hijja AH 905 (7 July 1500) on its dedication slab, now in the Metropolitan Museum. 1 2 His name also appears on a tomb at Monghyr dated 1497. 2 The title of Digby's article listed in the catalogue's references, "The Fate of Daniyal", points to scholarly interest in his career. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
Dedicatory inscription of Prince Daniyal's congregational mosque, Gaur (AH 905 / 1500)· Agra Fort (Red Fort of Agra)· Alauddin Husain Shah of Bengal· Khan-i Jahan Junan Shah· Khan-i Jahan Maqbul Tilangani· Memorial of Abdurrahman Abdi Pasha, Buda Castle· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Achabal garden, Kashmir
Sources
- Stuart Cary Welch, India: Art and Culture 1300-1900 (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985) , p. 129
- Stuart Cary Welch, India: Art and Culture 1300-1900 (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985) , p. 130
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islam.museum contributors. “Prince Daniyal, son of Husain Shah of Bengal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/prince-daniyal-of-bengal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-04.
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