| Sulaiman Karrani | |||||
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| 27th Sultan of Bengal | |||||
| Reign | 1565–11 October 1572 | ||||
| Coronation | 1565 | ||||
| Predecessor | Taj Khan Karrani | ||||
| Successor | Bayazid Khan Karrani | ||||
| Died | 11 October 1572 Tanda, Bengal Sultanate | ||||
| Burial | October 1572 | ||||
| Issue | Bayazid, Daud and one daughter | ||||
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| House | Karrani | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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Sulaiman Khan Karrani (Bengali: সুলায়মান খান কররানী, Persian: سليمان خان کرانی; reigned: 1565–1572) was an Afghan Sultan of Bengal. He ascended to the throne after the death of his brother Taj Khan Karrani.[1] According to the Riyaz-us-Salatin, he shifted the seat of government from Gaur to Tanda.[2]
Sulaiman, his brother Taj and Sulaiman's sons Bayazid and Daud Khan Karrani ran a short-lived Afghan vassal state of Mughal emperor Akbar in Bengal. They dominated the area while Sulaiman paid homage to the Akbar. The Afghans defeated by Akbar began to flock under his flag. The Afghans were not technically the rulers of Bengal, the post was primarily nominal.
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