Sikandar Khan Ghazi

Not to be confused with Sikandar Shah.

Shaheed
Sikandar Khan
Ghazi
1303-?
Wazir of Srihat
MonarchShamsuddin Firuz Shah
Preceded byRaja Gour Govinda
Succeeded byHaydar Ghazi
Personal details
Diedbefore 1346
Surma River

Sikandar Khān Ghāzī (Persian: سکندر خان غازی, Bengali: সিকান্দার খান গাজী) was the first wazir of Srihat under the Lakhnauti Kingdom ruled by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah.[1] Prior to this, Khan was one of the commanders of the Battles of Gour during the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303.[2] Early Persian manuscripts and inscriptions relating to Shah Jalal name Sikandar Khan Ghazi as well, highlighting his role as a commander in the battles.[3]

  1. ^ Choudhury, Achyutcharan. "1". Sreehatter Itibritta – Purbangsho (A History of Sylhet), Part 2. Vol. 1. Mustafa Selim; Source publication, 2004.
  2. ^ Abdul Karim. "Shah Jalal (R)". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ Hanif, N (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia. p. 170-171.