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 Izzuddin Balban, later building a tomb for his predecessor in 1261. After the Sultan of Delhi, Nasiruddin refused to sanction his Campaigns against 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 ...

who held South Bengal, Tartar Khan declared independence from

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until 1266 when he sent his envoys to Sultan

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 ''reg ...

. This diplomatic mission from

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

was accorded a royal reception at Delhi worthy of embassies from

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Turan Turan ( ae, Tūiriiānəm, pal, Tūrān; fa, توران, Turân, , "The Land of Tur") is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical re ...

. The envoys of Tatar Khan were loaded with valuable gifts and given leave of departure as well as official sanction for Military campaigns in South Bengal. However Muhammad Tatar Khan died before the Envoys returned, two years after Balban's accession.

Sources

* Governors of Bengal 13th-century Indian Muslims 13th-century Indian monarchs {{bangladesh-stub