Masud Jani

Masud Jani (Persian: مسعود جاني, Bengali: মাসুদ জানী) was the Governor of Bengal during 1247–1251 CE.

[1] Masud Jani was appointed Governor of Bengal after the death of the rebellious Tughlaq Tamar Khan in 1247 CE.

In 1249, he renovated a sacred building in Gangarampur, Old Malda which was originally built during the reign of Sultan Iltutmish.

Jani is referred to in the inscription as "The Great King, Jalal al-Haqq wad-Din, King of the Eastern kings, Masud Shah Jani" (Arabic: ملك المعظم جلال الحق والدين ملك الملوك الشرق مسعود شاه جاني, romanized: Malik al-Muʽaẓẓam Jalāl al-Ḥaqq wad-Dīn Malik al-Mulūk ash-Sharq Masʽūd Shāh Jānī).

[2] After four years of unsuccessful warfare against King Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga empire, Masud Jani was removed from office in 1251 CE in favour of the more competent Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak.