Bahram Khan was the governor of

Sonargaon Sonargaon ( bn, সোনারগাঁও; pronounced as ''Show-naar-gaa''; lit. ''Golden Hamlet'') is a historic city in central Bangladesh. It corresponds to the Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District in Dhaka Division. Sonargaon is one ...

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), from 1328 until 1337. He was a general of Delhi Sultanate. He was also appointed the governor of

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during 1324–1328.

Sonargaon ruler

Khan contributed to the rise of Tughlaq domination in Bengal. In 1324, Khan took part in the expedition of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq to conquer Trihut and Bengal. At that time he was the ruler of Zafarabad near Jaunpur. He led campaigns against the rulers of Lakhnauti and Sonargaon. Khan expelled Bahadur Shah from Lakhnauti. Later Bahadur Shah was captured while fleeing. % BE% E0% A6% A4% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% B0_% E0% A6% 96% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% A8 , Title = Tatar Khan - Banglapedia , Website = bn. banglapedia.org , Collection-Date = 2021-02-20} Before returning to Delhi, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq appointed Khan as the ruler of Sonargaon and Satgaon. Bahadur Shah was liberated in 1325 by the next sultan

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and was appointed ruler of Sonargaon. At the same time Khan was appointed as the representative of the Sultan. Bahadur Shah declared independence in 1326. He also introduced coins in his own name. Then Bahadur Shah was defeated and killed in a battle with Khan. Khan was conferred the title of "Khan-i-Azam Bahram Khan" by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq of Delhi for his contribution to the establishment of Tughlaq rule in Bengal. Khan was appointed governor of Sonargaon in 1326.

Contribution to the study of knowledge

Khan has provided patronage in the pursuit of knowledge. He collected many commentaries on the Qur'an and compiled Tafsir-i-Tatarkhani with the help of

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in Sonargaon. He has sponsored the compilation. Faqih Kamal-i-Karim wrote a book on

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in Arabic called "Majmu-i-Khani fi Ain Al-Maani". He dedicated this book in the name of Ulug Kutlug Aizjuddin Bahram Khan, the ruler of Bengal. This Bahram Khan and Khan are the same person.

Death

Khan

died in 1338. His armor keeper

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then declared himself the independent sultan of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Bahram Delhi Sultanate Governors of Bengal People from Sonargaon Upazila

Sonargaon ruler

Contribution to the study of knowledge

Death

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