Syed Shah Nasiruddin

Syed Shah Nasiruddin was a Sufi saint and military commander who helped spread Islam in Bengal. He left Baghdad after the Mongols sacked it in 1258, settled in Bengal, joined the Suhrawardiyya order, and rose to be Sipah Salar of Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah.

In 1303 he led the third expedition against Gour Govinda of Sylhet, which triumphed after Shah Jalal joined. Dispatched against neighboring Taraf, whose ruler had executed a qadi, he occupied it and became governor, founding a hereditary ruling line.