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'''Taj Khan Karrani''' (reigned 1564-1566) was the founder of the [[Karrani dynasty]], an [[Afghan (ethnonym)| |
'''Taj Khan Karrani''' (reigned 1564-1566) was the founder of the [[Karrani dynasty]], an [[Afghan (ethnonym)|Pashtun]] dynasty of [[Karlan]]-[[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Taj was a former employee of the |
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 engangement occurred for sometime, the force of Hemu was finally triumphant. After this Taj Khan fled to Bengal where he carefully exploit<ref>[https://books.google.co.id/books?id=H8GH0MBWfcoC&pg=PA47&dq=Taj+Khan+Karrani&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NoDOVITnF8bg8AWVgoGYCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Taj%20Khan%20Karrani&f=false Himu, the Hindu "Hero" of Medieval India: Against the Background of Afghan-Mughal Conflicts]; Sunil Kumar Sarker; Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 1994; ISBN 9788171564835</ref> the situation the intercine warfare of the area.<ref>[https://books.google.co.id/books?id=Uunyz4qFZwEC&pg=PA17&dq=Taj+Khan+Karrani&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NoDOVITnF8bg8AWVgoGYCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Taj%20Khan%20Karrani&f=false Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh]; Perween Hasan; I.B.Tauris, 2007; ISBN 9781845113810</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 [[Ghiyasuddin 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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However Taj died in the same year of his victory. 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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Revision as of 02:38, 17 June 2017
Taj Khan Karrani (reigned 1564-1566) was the founder of the Karrani dynasty, an Pashtun dynasty of Karlan-Pashtun origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar.
History
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 engangement occurred for sometime, the force of Hemu was finally triumphant. After this Taj Khan fled to Bengal where he carefully exploit[1] the situation the intercine warfare of the area.[2] 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 Ghiyasuddin Shah III before capturing a vast region of south-eastern Bihar and west Bengal. thus founding the Karrani dynasty in Bengal[3]
However Taj died in the same year of his victory. Taj's younger brother, Sulaiman Khan Karrani, succeeded him.
See also
References
- ^ Himu, the Hindu "Hero" of Medieval India: Against the Background of Afghan-Mughal Conflicts; Sunil Kumar Sarker; Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 1994; ISBN 9788171564835
- ^ Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh; Perween Hasan; I.B.Tauris, 2007; ISBN 9781845113810
- ^ Karrani Dynasty in Far East Kingdoms South Asia