Polity Kingdom of Taraf

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Was a polity in the the Sylhet region in Bengal established c. 1200.

Establishment

  • January 1201: Establishment of the Kingdom of Taraf.

Chronology

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1. Conquest of Sylhet

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.

  • January 1304: In 1303, the Kingdom of Taraf was incorporated into the Lakhnauti Sultanate under the rule of Shamsuddin Firoz Shah. Gour, another territory, also became part of his expanding kingdom during this time.

Disestablishment

  • January 1304: In 1303, the Kingdom of Taraf was incorporated into the Lakhnauti Sultanate under the rule of Shamsuddin Firoz Shah. Gour, another territory, also became part of his expanding kingdom during this time.