Sher Khan ( bn, শের খান, fa, شير خان) was the governor of
North Bengal
North Bengal ( bn, উত্তরবঙ্গ/উত্তর বাংলা) is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. Gen ...
from 1268 to 1272 CE.
History
He was a relative of
Tatar Khan
Muhammad Tatar Khan ( bn, মুহাম্মদ তাতার খাঁন, fa, ) was the Sultan of North Bengal during 1259-1268 CE after usurping the Governorship of Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki.
History
In 1258 CE, Tatar Khan defeated Izz ...
. He was appointed by the
Sultan of Delhi
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The Mahajanapada, earliest Indian rulers are known from epigraphica ...
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Ghiyas ud din Balban (1216–1287, reigned: 1266–1287) ( ur, ); (Hindi: ग़ियास उद-दीन बलबन); (IAST: ''Ghiyās ud-Dīn Balban'') was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi.
Ghiyas ud Din was the ''regen ...
to serve as the Governor of Bengal after the death of Tatar Khan. Sher Khan ruled quietly for four years as he received little funds and power from
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
. Thus, most of the province remained in the hands of the
Eastern Ganga dynasty
The Eastern Ganga dynasty also known as Purba Gangas, Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas were a large medieval era Indian royal dynasty that reigned from Kalinga from as early as the 5th century to the mid 20th century. Eastern Gangas ruled much of ...
. He was succeeded by
Amin Khan Aitigin
Amin Khan Aitigin ( bn, আমীন খাঁন আইতগিন, fa, امین خان آیتگین) was the Governor of Oudh and Lakhnauti (Bengal) under the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi in 1272. He was deposed the same year he took office.
Biogr ...
after his death.
See also
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List of rulers of Bengal
This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma, Vanga, Samatata a ...
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History of Bengal
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History of India
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References
Governors of Bengal
13th-century Indian Muslims
1272 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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