The Bir King was a famous king of Birbhum before Muslim rule. Asaduzzaman Khan was an army chief who killed the Bir King and conquered Rajnagar where he established a Muslim sultanate.[1]
According to local history, in 1350 AD there were some quarrels between Laxmanawati and Subarnagram, and the ancestors of Bir King had set up a capital at Lakknur (Rajnagar). the Bir Kings were two brothers, Bir Singh and Mallar Singh. Mallarpur has named after Mallar Singh.[2]
In 1206 AD an army officer of Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, Muhammad Shiran Khalji defeated the Bir King and conquered Rajnagar. The queen committed suicide at a nearby pond.[3]
References
- ↑ প্রাচীন রাজধানী ঘিরে গড়ে উঠুক পর্যটন কেন্দ্র, সেনগুপ্ত, দয়াল. www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ বীরভূম নাম হল কিভাবে. সববাংলায়(2019-06-21). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ Ranjan Kumar Gupta: The economic life of a Bengal district: Birbhum: 1770–. xvi, 352 pp. Burdwan: University of Burdwan, 1984.. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies({Template:Date).