Karrani dynasty
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Na dem found de Karrani dynasty (Pashto: کرلاڼي, romanized: Karlāṇī, Bengali: কররাণী, romanized: Korrāṇī) insyd 1564 by Taj Khan Karrani, an ethnic Afghan from de Karlani tribe, wey dey hail from Bangash district.[1] Na e be de last dynasty make e rule de Sultanate of Bengal.
History
[edit | edit source]Founding
[edit | edit source]Na Taj Khan be formerly an employee of de Sur Emperor Sher Shah Suri. From 1562 to 1564, Taj Khan capture south-eastern Bihar den West Bengal, den plus ein assassination of de last Muhammed Shahi ruler, he seize all of Bengal. Na de capital be at Gaur. Na Taj Khan be followed by Sulaiman Khan Karrani, wey shift de seat of government from Gaur to Tanda (sanso insyd Malda) insyd 1565. Insyd 1568, Sulaiman Khan annex Orissa to de Karrani sultanate permanently. Nominally he accept sovereignty of de Mughal Emperor Akbar, den ein prime minister Lodi Khan placate de Mughals plus gifts den banqueting.[2] Sulaiman Khan ein authority extend from Koch Bihar to Puri, den from Son River to Brahmaputra River.[3]
Mughal invasion
[edit | edit source]For 25 September 1574, de Mughal general Munim Khan capture de Karrani capital Tanda. De Battle of Tukaroi dem fight for 3 March 1575 force Daud Khan Karrani, de last Karrani ruler, make he withdraw to Orissa. De battle lead to de Treaty of Katak insyd wich Daud cede de whole of Bengal den Bihar, wey he retain Orissa per. De treaty eventually fail after de death of Munim Khan wey die for de age of 50 insyd October 1575. Daud Khan take de opportunity wey he invade Bengal, wey he declare independence from Akbar. De Mughal onslaught against de Karrani sultanate end plus de Battle of Rajmahal for 12 July 1576, wey de Mughal general Khan Jahan I lead. Na dem execute Daud Khan. However, de Pashtuns den de local landlords dem know as Baro Bhuyans wey Isa Khan lead continue make e resist de Mughal invasion. Later insyd 1612 during de reign of Jahangir, na dem decisively consolidate Bengal as a Mughal province.[4]
List of rulers
[edit | edit source]| Name | Reign |
|---|---|
| Sultan Taj Khan Karrani سلطان تاج خان کرلاڼی Bengali: সুলতান তাজ খাঁন কররাণী |
1564–1565 |
| Sultan Sulayman Khan Karrani سلطان سلیمان خان کرلاڼی Bengali: সুলতান সুলেমান খাঁন কররাণী |
1565–1572 |
| Sultan Bayazid Khan Karrani سلطان بایزید خان کرلاڼی Bengali: সুলতান বায়েজ়ীদ খাঁন কররাণী |
1572 |
| Sultan Dawud Khan Karrani سلطان داود خان کرلاڼی Bengali: সুলতান দাঊদ খাঁন কররাণী |
1572–1576 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Roy, Atul Chandra (1968). History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526–1765 A.D. (in English). Nababharat Publishers. p. 12.
- ↑ Eaton, Richard (1996). The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 (in English). University of California Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-520-20507-9. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ Sengupta, Nitish (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib (in English). Penguin Books India. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-14-341678-4. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ Hasan, Perween (2007). Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh (in English). I.B.Tauris. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-84511-381-0.
Daud, Sulayman's son took over he started striking his own coins and had his own name read in the khutba, acts tantamount to official declaration of independence ... Daud Khan Karrani was defeated and killed in Rajmahal in 1576 ... However, the zamindars of East Bengal, known as the Baro Bhuiyans, were able to operate as local chieftains ... continuing to defy the Mughals. It was only in 1612, during the reign of Jahangir, that all of Bengal was firmly integrated as a Mughal province.