Muqabil Khan (Bengali: মুকাবিল খান, Persian: مقابل خان), also known as Maqbul Khan (Bengali: মকবুল খান, Persian: مقبول خان), was a wazir and sar-e-lashkar of Srihat (Sylhet) in 1440.[1] He was the wazir of Sylhet in 1440 during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah of the restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty.[2] It is unknown when Khan's office started and how long he was wazir for. After his death, he was buried in the dargah of Shah Jalal, to the west of Jalal's tomb.[3] There is a gap between Haydar Ghazi, wazir of Sylhet in the mid-fourteenth century, and Khan as the governors of Sylhet during that time is unknown. The next known successor of Muqabil Khan was Khurshid Khan who governed Sylhet in the 1460s.[citation needed]

Muqabil Khan
The tomb of Shah Jalal. Muqabil Khan was buried in close proximity to this revered fourteenth-century saint.
Wazir of Srihat
In office
1440
MonarchMahmud Shah I
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byKhurshid Khan
Personal details
Died15th century
Sylhet
Resting placeDargah of Shah Jalal, Sylhet

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References

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  1. ^ Syed Murtaza Ali. Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas.
  2. ^ Fazlur Rahman (1991). Sileter Mati Sileter Manush. MA Sattar. pp. 13 & 74.
  3. ^ Sayed Mahmudul Hasan (1987). Muslim monuments of Bangladesh. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 246.
Preceded by
Unknown
Wazir of Srihat
1440
Succeeded by