Amin Khan Aitigin
Amin Khan Aitigin | |
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Governor of Lakhnauti (Bengal) | |
In office 1272 CE | |
Monarch | Sultan Ghiyas ud din Balban |
Preceded by | Sher Khan of Bengal |
Succeeded by | Tughral Tughan Khan |
Amin Khan Aitigin (
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
in 1272. He was deposed the same year he took office.
Biography
Following the death of Governor
Oudh and Bengal by Ghiyas ud din Balban, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Since most of Bengal had been under the control of the Eastern Ganga dynasty for over 30 years, he remained a weak governor with little money or power. This led to Tughral Tughan Khan, a former Governor of Bengal, being appointed by Balban as the deputy governor of Bengal.[1]
Soon after, Tughral deposed Amin on the banks of the
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See also
References
- ^ W Nassau Lees. "The Tabaqat I Nasiri Of Aboo Omar Minhaj Al Din Othman" – via Internet Archive.
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, P L Kessler and Abhijit. "Kingdoms of South Asia - Indian Kingdom of Bengal". www.historyfiles.co.uk.