Taj Khan Karrani

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Taj Khan Karrani (reigned 1564–1565) was the founder of the

Afghan
origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar.

Life

Taj was a former employee of the Pashtun emperor

Mughal emperor, in Bengal he carefully exploiting the situation of intercine warfares and assassinating Giyasuddin Bahadur Shah III before capturing a vast region of south-eastern Bihar and west Bengal. thus founding the Karrani dynasty in Bengal[4]

However Taj died in the same year of his victory. Taj's younger brother, Sulaiman Khan Karrani, succeeded him.

Preceded by Karrani dynasty
1564-1565 		Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-520-20507-3
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  2. ISBN 9788171564835
  3. ISBN 9781845113810
    . Taj Khan Karrani ... fled first to Bihar and then to Bengal. There, both he and his brother Sulayman became very powerful by exploiting the situation of internecine warfare among the Afghan chiefs.
  4. ^ Karrani Dynasty in Far East Kingdoms South Asia
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