Masum Khan
Masum Khan | |
|---|---|
| মাসুম খাঁ | |
| Born | 1604 Musa Khan (father) |
| Relatives | Isa Khan (grandfather) Syeda Momena Khatun (great grandmother) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah (great-great grandfather) |
Masum Khan (
Early life and family
Masum Khan was born into a
Sultan of Bengal Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah. Khan's great grandfather, Kalidas Gazdani, also served as Dewan and accepted Islam under the guidance of Ibrahim Danishmand, taking on the name Sulaiman Khan.[3] Sulaiman married the Sultan's daughter Syeda Momena Khatun, Masum Khan's great grandmother, and received the Zamindari of Sarail.[4]
Rule
Following the death of his father in April 1623, the Subahdar of Mughal Bengal Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang recognised Masum Khan as the successor of Musa's estate.[2]
Masum Khan served in the Siege of Hooghly in 1632 by the Mughal army against the Portuguese. Again he took part in the Mughal invasion of Assam in 1636.[2]
References
- ^ Banglapedia link mentions he was 7 in 1611.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ISBN 978-984-31-0478-6
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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