Muhammad Tatar Khan (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ তাতার খাঁন, Persian: محمد تاتار خان) was the Sultan of North Bengal during 1259-1268 CE after usurping the Governorship of Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki.[1]

Abū al-Makārim Muḥammad
Tātār Khān
تاتار خان
Sultan of North Bengal
In office
1259-1268
MonarchsNasiruddin Mahmud, Ghiyasuddin Balban
Preceded byIzzuddin Balban
Succeeded bySher Khan
Personal details
Parent
  • Arslan Khan (father)

History

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In 1258 CE, Tatar Khan defeated Izzuddin Balban, later building a tomb for his predecessor in 1261.[citation needed]

After the Sultan of Delhi, Nasiruddin refused to sanction his Campaigns against the Eastern Ganga dynasty who held South Bengal, Tartar Khan declared independence from Delhi until 1266 when he sent his envoys to Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban. This diplomatic mission from Bengal was accorded a royal reception at Delhi worthy of embassies from Iran or Turan. 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.[citation needed]

However Muhammad Tatar Khan died before the Envoys returned, two years after Balban's accession.[2]

Preceded by Mamluk Governor of Bengal
1259–1268
Succeeded by

Sources

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  1. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Tatar Khan". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "The Tabaqat I Nasiri of Aboo Omar Minhaj al Din Othman".