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'''Taj Khan Karrani''' (reigned 1564-1566) was the founder of the [[Karrani dynasty]], an [[Afghan (ethnonym)|Afghan]] dynasty of [[Karlan]]-[[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar. |
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'''Taj Khan Karrani''' (reigned 1564–1565) was the founder of the [[Karrani dynasty]],<ref>{{Cite book |author=Richard M. Eaton |year=1993 |title=The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 |url=https://archive.org/details/riseofislambenga00eato/page/140 |publisher=University of California Press |page=140 |isbn=0-520-20507-3}}</ref> an [[Afghan (ethnonym)|Afghan]] dynasty of [[Karlani|Karlan]] origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar. |
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==Life== |
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Taj was a former employee of the Afghan emperor [[Sher Shah Suri]]. He captured a vast region of south-eastern Bihar and west Bengal. He assassinated the last Shah ruler and took total control of Bengal.<ref>[http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaBengal.htm#Karrani Karrani Dynasty in Far East Kingdoms South Asia]</ref> |
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Taj was a former employee of the Pashtun emperor [[Sher Shah Suri]]. at the time of anarchy followed the death of [[Islam Shah Suri]], The first step was he now fight against the last Sur emperor, [[Adil Shah Suri]]. Adil Shah dispatch [[Hemu]] to defeat him in the battle at Chibra-mow or Chhatramau, about 40 [[Kos (unit)|Kos]] from [[Agra]]. However Taj managed to escape while seizing Adil's treasury, troops(Halka) of hundred elephants, and he then fled to join with his brothers,'Imad, Sulaiman Khan, and Khwaja I'lyas, who held several district on the banks of Ganges and at Khawaspur Tanda. After this the two armies of Karranis and Adil Shah met on the opposite bank of Ganges despite no engagement occurred for sometime, the force of Hemu was finally triumphant. After this<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=H8GH0MBWfcoC&dq=Taj+Khan+Karrani&pg=PA47 Himu, the Hindu "Hero" of Medieval India: Against the Background of Afghan-Mughal Conflicts]; Sunil Kumar Sarker; Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 1994; {{ISBN|9788171564835}}</ref> Taj Khan fled to Bengal where he became powerful by exploiting the internecine warfare among his rivals.<ref>{{cite book |author=Perween Hasan |year=2007 |title=Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh |publisher=I.B. Tauris |page=17 |isbn=9781845113810 |quote=Taj Khan Karrani ... fled first to Bihar and then to Bengal. There, both he and his brother Sulayman became very powerful by exploiting the situation of internecine warfare among the Afghan chiefs.}}</ref> Next step at some point Taj fled to [[Bengal]] along with his brother after [[Delhi]] reconquered by [[Humayun]], second [[Mughal emperor]], in Bengal he carefully exploiting the situation of intercine warfares and assassinating [[Giyasuddin Bahadur Shah III]] before capturing a vast region of south-eastern Bihar and west Bengal. thus founding the [[Karrani dynasty]] in Bengal<ref>[http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaBengal.htm#Karrani Karrani Dynasty in Far East Kingdoms South Asia]</ref> |
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Taj's younger brother, [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]], succeeded him. |
However Taj died in the same year of his victory. Taj's younger brother, [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]], succeeded him. |
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Latest revision as of 13:39, 20 November 2024
Taj Khan Karrani (reigned 1564–1565) was the founder of the Karrani dynasty,[1] an Afghan dynasty of Karlan origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar.
Life
[edit]Taj was a former employee of the Pashtun emperor Sher Shah Suri. at the time of anarchy followed the death of Islam Shah Suri, The first step was he now fight against the last Sur emperor, Adil Shah Suri. Adil Shah dispatch Hemu to defeat him in the battle at Chibra-mow or Chhatramau, about 40 Kos from Agra. However Taj managed to escape while seizing Adil's treasury, troops(Halka) of hundred elephants, and he then fled to join with his brothers,'Imad, Sulaiman Khan, and Khwaja I'lyas, who held several district on the banks of Ganges and at Khawaspur Tanda. After this the two armies of Karranis and Adil Shah met on the opposite bank of Ganges despite no engagement occurred for sometime, the force of Hemu was finally triumphant. After this[2] Taj Khan fled to Bengal where he became powerful by exploiting the internecine warfare among his rivals.[3] Next step at some point Taj fled to Bengal along with his brother after Delhi reconquered by Humayun, second Mughal emperor, in Bengal he carefully exploiting the situation of intercine warfares and assassinating Giyasuddin Bahadur Shah III before capturing a vast region of south-eastern Bihar and west Bengal. thus founding the Karrani dynasty in Bengal[4]
However Taj died in the same year of his victory. Taj's younger brother, Sulaiman Khan Karrani, succeeded him.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Richard M. Eaton (1993). The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760. University of California Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-520-20507-3.
- ^ Himu, the Hindu "Hero" of Medieval India: Against the Background of Afghan-Mughal Conflicts; Sunil Kumar Sarker; Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 1994; ISBN 9788171564835
- ^ Perween Hasan (2007). Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh. I.B. Tauris. p. 17. ISBN 9781845113810.
Taj Khan Karrani ... fled first to Bihar and then to Bengal. There, both he and his brother Sulayman became very powerful by exploiting the situation of internecine warfare among the Afghan chiefs.
- ^ Karrani Dynasty in Far East Kingdoms South Asia