Islam Khan I
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2012) |
Islam Khan Chisti | |
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Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri | |
12th Subahdar of Bengal | |
In office 10 June 1607 – 1613 | |
Monarch | Jahangir |
Preceded by | Jahangir Quli Khan |
Succeeded by | Muhtashim Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Shaikh Alauddin Chisti c. 1570 |
Died | c. 1613 Jama Masjid, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Parent | Shaikh Badruddin Chisti |
Relatives | Salim Chishti (grandfather) Mukarram Khan (son-in-law) Qutubuddin Koka (cousin) |
Occupation | Mughal General |
Shaikh Alauddin Chisti (1570–1613; known as Islam Khan Chisti) was a
Jahangirnagar. He was awarded the titular name of Islam Khan by Mughal emperor Jahangir
.
Early life
Islam Khan was a playmate of Jahangir in childhood.Bihar.[1]
Subahdar of Bengal
Islam Khan was appointed the Subahdar of Bengal in 1608. His major task was to subdue the rebellious Rajas,
Bara-Bhuiyans
, Zamindars and Afghan chiefs. He arrived Dhaka in mid-1610.
He fought with
Musa Khan,[2] the leader of Bara-Bhuiyans and by the end of 1611 he was subdued.[1] Islam Khan also defeated Raja Pratapaditya of Jessore, Raja Ramchandra Basu of the Chandradwip Kingdom at the Conquest of Bakla and Raja Ananta Manikya of Bhulua.[1] Then he annexed the kingdoms of Koch Bihar, Koch Hajo and Kachhar
. Thus he took total control over Bengal. He moved the capital of Bengal to Dhaka from Rajmahal. He renamed Dhaka to Jahangirnagar.
Death
After 5 years of ruling, Islam Khan died at
Bhawal in 1613. He was buried in Fatehpur Sikri and laid by the side of his grandfather Shaikh Salim Chishti
.
Shaikh Alauddin Chisti's tomb in Ajmer, known as the Dargah Sharif, has become a major pilgrimage site for people of all faiths.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Karim, Abdul (2012). "Islam Khan Chisti". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ISBN 978-93-80607-34-4.
- ^ "Ajmer dargah".
Further reading
- Sir Jadunath Sarkar, History of Bengal, II (Dhaka, 1948)
- Abdul Karim, History of Bengal, Mughal Period, I, (Rajshahi, 1992)