Afghan Rule and the Bara Bhiuyans

The Afghan Rule

 1538 A.D.-1576 A.D.
 Babar and his son Humayun tried to bring Bengal under Mughal authority.
 Sher Khan had dream to be the head of whole India.
 In 1537 A.D. Sher Khan attacked Gaur,the calital of Bengal twice.
 For the natural beauty of Gaur,Humayun named it Jannadbad.
 One the other hand, Sher Khan kept increasing thi strength.
 Sudden,Humayun got a news from his brother of Hindal was plotting to
occupy the trone,without any alerment.
 Sher khan used this opportunity and defeated the Humayun in 1539 A.D.
 Then he got the title of Sher Shah.
 After Bihar,he paid attention to Bengal and defeated Mughal Ruler Ali
Kuli.
Humayun Sher Khan Daud Khan
 After death of Sher Shah,his son Jalal Khan,Firoz Khanand Mubariz
Khan ruled Bengal for some years.
 At that time,polical condition of Bengal became very much
complicated.
 After the 2nd battle of Panipath,Adil shah was defeated by Ghiyasuddin
Bahadur Shah.
 Taz Khan , the king of Karrani dynasty killed Ghiyasuddin.
 After death of Taz Khan,his brother became king and shifted capital
from Gaur to Tanda.
 Daud khan was the last Afghan Ruler.
 He introduced sermonishing his name before prayer and issued coins
with his name.
 Being annoyed with Daud,Akbar ordered Munim khan to attact him.
 Daud Karrani defeat at the battle of Rajmahal
The Bara Bhuiyans
 Zamindars are known as the “Bara Bhuiyans”.
 They ruled from the middle of 16th to middle of the 17th century.
 They struggled against Mughals.
 The 1st leader of the Bara Bhuiyans was Isha Khan.
 During the rule time of Isha Khan,he was attacked by others many time
but they did not defeat him properly.
 After the death of Isha Khan,Musa Khan became the leader of the
Bhuiyans.
 Musa Khan was defeated by Man Shing in Naval war but before final
victory he came back Agra for Akbars illness.
 After death of Akbar,his son Selim came to the throne of Delhi and
adopted his name “Jahangir”.
 Then,according to the Emperor name,Dhaka was named as “Jahangir
Nagar”.
 And finally,through Musa Khan,Bhuiyans ruled came to an end.