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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. |
'''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 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> |
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 Khan Karrani (reigned 1564-1566) was the founder of the Karrani dynasty, an Afghan dynasty of Karlan-Pashtun origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar.
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.[1]
Taj's younger brother, Sulaiman Khan Karrani, succeeded him.
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