Shah Hazrat Ibrahim Shah Sultan Balkhi(Rahmatullah Alaih) Mahisawar | |
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Personal | |
Born | Balkh, modern-day Afghanistan |
Died | |
Resting place | Mausoleum of Sultan Balkhi, Shibganj, Bogra |
Religion | Islam |
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Other names | Bolkhi Mahisowar |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Mahasthangarh, Pundravardhana |
Period in office | 16th century |
Hazrat Ibrahim Shah Sultan Balkhi (Rahmatullah Alaih) (Bengali: শাহ সুলতান বলখী, Persian: شاه سلطان بلخی), also known by his sobriquet, Mahisawar (Bengali: মাহিসওয়ার, Persian: ماهی سوار, romanized: Mâhi-Savâr, lit. 'Fish-rider'), was a 16th-century Muslim saint.[1] He is associated with the spread of Islam in Sandwip and Bogra.