Sulayman Banarsi
Shaykh Sulaymān Banārsī (Bengali: শায়েখ সুলেমান বানারসী, Persian: شيخ سليمان بنارسي) was a Mughal Empire official during the reign of emperor Jahangir. He served as the co-sardar of Sylhet Sarkar from 1617 until his death in 1620.[1]
Sulayman Banarsi | |
|---|---|
| Co-Sardar of Sylhet | |
| In office 1617–1620 | |
| Monarch | Jahangir |
| Governor | Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang |
| Preceded by | Mukarram Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Ahmad Baig |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1620 Sylhet Sarkar, Bengal Subah, Mughal Empire |
| Children | Tufan Bahadur and possibly one other |
Background
Not much is known regarding Sulayman's background. He was a Shaykh and was said to have spent a lot of his earlier life in the landlocked city of Banaras in North India.[2]
Life
The Subahdar of Bengal Subah, Qasim Khan Chishti, removed Mukarram Khan from his post as the Sardar of Sylhet out of dissatisfaction. The Subahdar replaced Mukarram with Mirak Bahadur Jalair, as Sylhet's chief sardar and Shaykh Sulayman Banarsi to govern Uhar and Taraf. Many junior mansabdars had jagirs in the Sylhet Sarkar and so Qasim commanded them to assist Sulayman with his post in Sylhet.[3]
Sulayman had a son called Tufan Bahadur, who was also a notable noble. Tufan accompanied Abdun Nabi on the expedition to Katghar.[3]:405
Death
Sulayman died in 1620. When news of this reached the new Subahdar, Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang, he ordered Mirza Malik Husayn and Raja Raghunath to inform Mirza Nathan to return to the Subahdar's court to be given sardarship of Sylhet if he pays 2,000 rupees. Raghunath and Husayn, the latter of whom was related to Nathan, sent a bailiff who took twelve days to reach Nathan. Nathan, who was busy preparing for an expedition to Hajo, accepted the Subahdar's orders and marched to Jahangirnagar. However, by the time Nathan had reached the capital, the Subahdar had already given the sardarship of Sylhet to Mirza Ahmad Baig, with Sulayman's son as a deputy sardar (not mentioned whether this was Tufan or not).[4]
See also
- History of Bengal
- History of Bangladesh
- History of India
- History of rulers of Bengal
References
- Syed Murtaza Ali (1965). Hazrat Shah Jalal o Sileter Itihas. Bangla Academy.
- Fazlur Rahman (1991). Sileter Mati, Sileter Manush. Sylhet District: MA Sattar. p. 82.
- M. I. Borah (1936). Baharistan-I-Ghaybi – Volume 1. p. 343.
- M. I. Borah (1936). Baharistan-I-Ghaybi – Volume II. p. 633.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mukarram Khan |
Co-Sardar of Sylhet 1617 |
Succeeded by Tufan Bahadur |