Riyaz al-salatin 65.8

65.8

And for the maintenance of the Rest-house in connection with the eminent saint, Nur Qutbu-l-'Alam, he endowed several villages, and every year, from Ekdala, which was the seat of his government, he used to come to Pandua, for pilgrimage to the bright shrine of that holy saint. And because of his meed-worthy courteousness and affable deportment, and owing to the exuberance of his good sense and wisdom, he ruled for a long period with complete independence. In the year 900 A.H., Sultan Husain Sharqi, ruler of the Jaunpur kingdom, on being defeated and pursued by Sultan Sikandar, proceeded to Colgong (Kahlgaon), and took shelter with Sultan 'Alau-d-din Husain Shah. The latter, paying regard to the refugee's rank, provided him with means of comfort, so that relinquishing anxieties and cares of sovereignty, Sultan Husain Sharqi passed the rest of his life at the above place. Towards the end of 'Alau-d-din's reign, Muhammad Babar the Emperor invaded Hindustan. Sultan Husain Shah, in the year 927 A.H., died a natural death. His reign lasted 27 years, and according to some, 24 years, and according to others, 29 years and 5 months. Amongst the sovereigns of Bengal, none has been equal to 'Alau-d-din Husain Shah. And traces of his beneficence in this country are well-known to all. He had eighteen sons. Nasrat Shah, after his father, became king of Bengal.