A History of Agriculture in India v2.c66.s6: Husain Shah

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The greatest Moslem king of Bengal was Husain Shah. He was a patron of Bengali literature and he was held in esteem by his Hindu subjects. He constructed many buildings in his capital city Gaur, also called Lakhnauti. These include the Kadam Rasul Masjid, which contains a stone bearing the supposed impression of Muhammad’s footprint brought from Madina by Husain Shah. He extended the limits of his kingdom to the borders of Orissa.