Mughal Prince Shah Shuja: Bengal's Brief Independent Sultan
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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the short-lived independent reign of Mughal prince Shah Shuja, who governed Bengal from 1639 to 1660 and styled himself as a sovereign sultan. When the Mughal war of succession erupted between his brothers Aurangzeb, Dara Shikoh, and Murad, Shuja declared independence, struck his own coins, and had the khutba read in his name. Lucas walks listeners through Shuja's administrative and architectural legacy—his patronage of the Dhaka Nawab's palace, the fortifications of Murshidabad, and his failed alliance with the Arakanese kingdom of Mrauk U. The episode also unpacks his dramatic final days: fleeing into the jungles of Arakan after defeat, the mysterious death of his family, and his own likely suicide. A little-known chapter in Bengal's transition from Mughal subah to de facto independent kingdom, this conversation focuses on the prince who nearly broke the Mughal hold on the east.
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