Sulaiman Khan Karrani
Sulaiman Karrani erigned Bengal for about eight (1265-1572)years.The Bengal sultannate aquired and unwaaonted strength under this dynasty.and became for a time the most dominating power in north eastern INdia.From the Kuch frontier to Puriin Orissaand from the Son to the Brahmaputra.The extinction of the victorious rroyal banches of the Sur royal houselest Sulaimani Karrani withoutanypossible rival in hindustan beyound the easteern frontier of the Moghul empire which was then halted at the Son river.His watchful opportunist policyand srewd use of aggretionand dipolomatic suppleness alikeahich Abul Fajal miscalls hishypocrrritical manne and fraud.
He carried outthrough a long and interrnallytranquil reignbroughr to him a remarkable range of territorry,treasure and armed sourses.Delhi nad Oudh,Allahabad and Gwaliorhaving fallen to the hand of the Mughals,The Afghan soldiers found their sole regggggggggggfugeannnnnnd mmmmeans of subsistenceunderrrtheir fellow classmce there was a large gathering of the last survivors of Shar Shar's veteran armyunder Sulaman's banners.He built up a hug w treasurrrrrry by raiding Orisa and cochbiharr.Annnnnnnd established his hold ovewr the unsubdued Bengaldistricts north and east to his capital Tanffda.
His ownership of the best elephants in Indiaenabled him to increasehis forse of these animals to more than a thousand.Nothing could oppose these huge moving mattaring rams,exeptr the Turki mounted archers followingParthian tactics and the improved muskateers mounted on other elephantswitneed how the Bengal army deafeted and made captive of the evervictorious Kuch king.
With these irresistable troopsSulaiman made himself supreme of all north eastern India.This peace which he was able toenforthis fertile probbbvince rapidly increased his revenuw,and he defotedhis leisure to promoteing his subjects happiness by doing justice ,patronising holy men and muslum scholars and enforcing the quranic law ofby his personal examples and regulations.
In his foreign relations he was equally successful.He too care of avoid gigivving the offenceto the Mughal emperor anggggdplacated Akbar's viceroys on the western front,likeKhan-eKhan and Khan-eJAmanby means of friendly communications and rich presents.Sulaiman had Akbar's nmame read from the pulp[it as his suzerein and himself never sat on the throne norno stamped his ownn coins nor assumed any other mark of royalty.though he styled himaself ala hzrat andbehaved to othes with the dignity of a king.
The successof his reign especiallyy diplomacy waaasmostly due to the jewl of his wazirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,Lodi Khan.who vombinedthe greateest fidelityu to his masterwith keen political insightt wise moderationnnn and unfailed tact.Sso long as Lodi livedHe kept the unruly inorant afghan captainsout of foolish advvvventurethat would have ruined their Bengal monarchy.