Sher Khan of Bengal explained

Sher Khan
Office:Governor of Bengal
Term Start:1268
Term End:1272
Predecessor:Tatar Khan
Successor:Amin Khan Aitigin
Death Date:1272
Death Place:Bengal

Sher Khan (Bengali: শের খান, Persian: شير خان) was the governor of North Bengal from 1268 to 1272 CE.[1]

History

He was a relative of Tatar Khan.[2] He was appointed by the Sultan of Delhi Ghiyasuddin Balban 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. Thus, most of the province remained in the hands of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. He was succeeded by Amin Khan Aitigin after his death.[3]

See also

References

  1. https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaBengal.htm KingListsFarEast
  2. Kundu . B. K. . Bengal under Ghiyasuddin Balban, The Delhi Sultan: A Critical Review . The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India . 2005 . LXVII . I & II . 106.
  3. Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin. Amin Khan.