Conquest of Sylhet

Conquest of Sylhet
Part of Islam in Bangladesh
Date1303 CE
Location
Govinda's Fort and the banks of the Barak River
Result

Muslim victory

• Effective and the end of Gour Kingdom

Gour Govinda surrendered

• Islam started rising in Srihatta
Territorial
changes
Many parts of Greater Sylhet annexed to Muslim Bengal
Belligerents
Lakhnauti Sultanate Gour Kingdom (inc. Tungachal)
Commanders and leaders
Shams-ud-Din Firuz Shah
Sayyid Nasir-ud-Din
Sikandar Khan Ghazi
Ghazi Burhan-ud-Din
Shah Jalal
Haydar Ghazi
Shah Farhan
Gour Govinda
C-in-C Chakrapani Dutta[1]
PM Mona Rai 
Achak Narayan
Prince Nirvana
Prince Garuda 
Strength
<10,000 100,000+ infantry, thousands of cavalry[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Conquest of Sylhet (Bengali: শ্রীহট্টের বিজয়, romanizedSrīhôtter Bijôy, lit.'Conquest of Srihatta') predominantly refers to an Islamic conquest of Srihatta (present-day Sylhet, Bangladesh) led by Sikandar Khan Ghazi, the military general of Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah of the Lakhnauti Sultanate, against the Hindu king Gour Govinda. The conquest was aided by a Muslim saint known as Shah Jalal, who later ordered his disciples to scatter throughout eastern Bengal and propagate the religion of Islam. The Conquest of Sylhet may also include other minor incidents taking place after Govinda's defeat, such as the capture of nearby Taraf.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference back was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Abdul Karim (1959). Social History Of The Muslims In Bengal (Down to A.D. 1538). Dacca: The Asiatic Society of Pakistan. p. 100.