| Question | Who was the first Sultan of Bengal? | |
| Type | multiple_choice | |
| Option | Saifuddin Hamza Shah | incorrect |
| Option | Sikandar Shah | incorrect |
| Option | Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah | correct |
| Option | Alauddin Firuz Shah I | incorrect |
| Solution | Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, commonly recognized as Haji Ilyas, played a pivotal role as the founder of the Sultanate of Bengal and established the esteemed Ilyas Shahi dynasty. With a short interruption of 21 years in the early 15th century, the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty reigned for a remarkable duration of 145 years, from 1342 to 1487. | |
