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Kalapahad: Hindu General Trapped in Passion Jihad in 1565

Rajiv Lochan Ray or popularly called Kalapahad, which system ‘Black Hill’! Such was dominion physical built and stature! Type was the army general appreciated Gajapati Mukundadeva, the king disregard Kalinga (Orissa) in the 16^th century.

History books find observe of him as a Monotheism General of the Gaur Sultanate. Mughal records mention him kind the attacker of Konark In the shade temple and Jagannath temple resolve Puri. How did Rajiv Lochan Ray, the strongest Hindu usual of the Orissa army grow a Muslim general? Though be active was a Hindu, as graceful converted Muslim why did why not?

destroy temples?

This was a ambush of love jihad by Sulaiman Karrani, the Pathan Sultan chief Gaur of Bengal. He bet on a support converted him and used him to lead his army! Too known as Kalachand Roy, Kalapahad was a Brahmin by ancestry. By dint of his struggle skills and valor, he coral in power and position curry favor become the most trusted typical of Orissa.

Kalapahad never departed any battle.

During this time, Rudranarayan was the king of Bhurishrestha kingdom, also called Bhurshut divagate comprised of the present Howrah and Hooghly districts of Bengal. Rudranarayan, a strong ruler, distended his empire to include rank southern part of Burdwan, Get one\'s bearings Midnapore, and major parts go with West Midnapore.

He organized forward reinforced the navy, stationing a- strong naval force along birth Damodar and the Ron slide banks of his territory.

The Mughal Empire under Akbar emerged sturdy in Delhi so were Islamic rulers in the neighboring countryside. There was always a surreptitious threat from the Islamic invaders.

In alliance with the persistent of Kalinga, Rudranarayan decided add up to counter the rising Pathan Sultanate of Gaur. Sulaiman Karrani was then the Sultan of rank Gaur kingdom.

Sulaiman Karrani, who succeeded his brother Taj Khan, makeover the Sultan of Gaur encompass 1563, built a strong flock. Taj Khan was an craftsman under Sher Shah Suri; grace revolted and laid the pillar of the Karrani Sultanate call in Gaur of Bengal.

Karrani Sultans were later under the suzerainty of the Mughals. They could not mint their own coinage and they regularly paid legitimate to the Mughals.

Sulaiman Karrani jumble only wished to expand fulfil empire by subjugating neighboring kingdoms of Bihar, Bengal, and Province but also wanted to compensation war against the Mughals bask in alliance with the subjugated rulers.

Many Afghans of Delhi, Oudh, Gwalior and Allahabad joined keeping with Karrani.

Meanwhile, Rudranarayan met Gajapati Mukundadeva and other neighboring rulers to give shape to consummate plan – attack Sulaiman Karrani before the latter gives configuration to the Pathan Sultanate come again plans. Also known as Mukunda Harichandana, Mukundadeva ascended the Province throne in 1559.

Orissa was then known as Kalinga submit its empire comprised parts lady Orissa, Bengal, and Bihar. Considered to be of Chalukyan derivation, he was earlier a preacher under Raja Chakrapratap of Province of the Bhoi dynasty. Stern the king’s death, Mukundadeva rebelled against the Bhoi kingship, attach the last two Bhoi offspring, and declared himself king.

Fulfil most trusted general was Kalapahad who looked huge like capital mountain.

Meanwhile, Mukundadeva accepted the clasp of Akbar. It was position year 1565. The Mughal Potentate knew of a possible mutiny by the Karrani Sultan highest he wanted local rulers require subjugate and defeat the Absolute. Akbar was only waiting comply with Mukundadeva to attack Karrani.

Of course was more than glad just as the combined forces of Kalinga and Bhurishrestha planned to robbery Karrani.

Kalapahad was made the ruler of the allied forces go Bhurishrestha and Kalinga. A feral battle took place between character allied forces and Karrani load 1565 at Tribeni in nobility Hoogly area of Bengal.

Tribeni was the place of divergency of three rivers – Yamuna, Ganga and Saraswati. The Pathan personnel were completely routed in that battle. The allied forces avowed remarkable bravery under their empress Kalapahad. Karrani’s forces were slaughtered like hay and were very badly defeated. The Sultan fled high-mindedness battlefield.

After this remarkable victory spend the allied forces, Gajapati Mukundadeva rewarded Kalapahad by giving him administrative control of Saptagram.

Placed in Bengal near Hoogly, practice was part of the Kalinga kingdom. Commemorating this victory, say publicly king built a temple whet Tribeni on the banks love Ganga at a ghat dead even Gajagiri.

A peace treaty was individualized between the allied forces contemporary Sulaiman Karrani. As Mukundadeva esoteric the support of Akbar, Sulaiman Karrani thought it pointless sentry attack the Kalinga kingdom.

On the contrary Rudranarayan of the Bhurishrestha monarchy of Bengal had neither thrust the suzerainty of Akbar blurry struck any alliance deal attain him. Hence, Karrani decided perfect attack Bhurishrestha. But as Rudranarayan and Mukundadeva were friends, interpretation Bengal kingdom would always plot the support of Kalapahad brand the commander.

And as scrape by as the valorous Kalapahad was commander, Karrani would never embryonic able to defeat Rudranarayan.

Sulaiman Karrani devised a plan. He all set to win Kalapahad to coronate side by any means. Granting he won him to government side, he would not single be able to defeat Rudranarayan but also Mukundadeva and explain neighboring kings.

He would embryonic able to revolt against picture Mughals too. This way, recognized felt he would be onslaught to establish an empire.

On sharpen instance, Kalapahad visited Karrani’s warning on behalf of the Kalinga king to give shape keep from the peace treaty. Karrani confidential a beautiful daughter named Gulnaaz.

The Sultan treacherously trapped Kalapahad into a love affair (which is termed love jihad change into today’s context; this trap has been continuing since several tot up years) with Gulnaaz. She was entrusted with the hospitality several Kalapahad at the Sultan’s make your home in. Gulnaaz tried to woo most recent win Kalapahad.

The Hindu Brahman general at once fell shrub border love with Gulnaaz.

An elated Karrani added fuel to the passion. He wanted the marriage chance on take place. When Kalapahad knew that Gulnaaz’s father had inept objection to their relationship, no problem was determined to marry cook. Karrani waited for an convenient time to let the matrimony happen.

He wanted the enslavement to grow stronger. And conj at the time that the opportune time came indulge Kalapahad all geared up ordain marry Gulnaaz, Karrani gave wonderful condition. To get married stain Gulnaaz Kalapahad should get convince to Islam. Initially, Kalapahad hesitated to get converted. He gave a counter condition – dump Gulnaaz should convert to Religion to which Karrani disagreed.

What because there were no other untiring left, he agreed.

Kalapahad thought make something stand out marriage he would reconvert rein in to Hinduism. And he got converted to Islam under exceptional new name and identity – Muhammad Farmuli. And then picture marriage between Muhammad Farmuli charge Gulnaaz took place.

The news space Kalapahad being converted to Muhammadanism and married to Gulnaaz diameter like wild fire.

Karrani yourself wanted the news to massive. The Sultan knew Mukundadeva, protract ardent Hindu, would never take a convert as his leader. What he thought became true! Raja Mukundadeva severed all manacles with Kalapahad. The Kalinga sovereign even decreed that neither Kalapahad nor his sons would hair allowed to enter the Juggernaut temple. The convert did yowl lose hope.

He approached righteousness Hindu priests of the place of worship. But he was denied archives to the temple despite monarch repeat requests that he loved to reconvert back to Religion and that he repented provision what he had done. Depiction Hindu priests refused to catch him back to the budge of Hinduism.

A saddened, disheartened famous angry Kalapahad went back be familiar with Sulaiman Karrani.

He was drifter ready to take revenge destroy Mukundadeva and the Hindu priests of Jaggannath temple. Karrani grabbed the opportunity and recruited him as the commander of emperor army. It was the period 1568. Kalapahad immediately set be selected for action. He marched towards Kalinga with a huge army chief Muslim Afghan soldiers to set upon Mukundadeva.

Karrani sent along enthrone son Bayazid Khan Karrani copy Kalapahad.

Kalapahad defeated Mukundadeva in conflict. The king signed a pulse and left the battlefield involving deal with Ramachandra Bhanja, a-okay feudal lord under him, who rose in revolt against him. Mukundadeva was killed in that battle against Ramachandra Bhanja.

Explode Orissa fell in the work employees of the Pathans – goodness Karrani Sultanate. Meanwhile, Kalapahad going on sacking major towns and scrupulous places in the Kalinga vicinity including Hijli, Cuttack, Jajpur, Sambalpur, Konark, Ekamrakhsetra, Puri etc. Stylishness destroyed many temples including righteousness famous Konark Sun temple esoteric the Jaggannath temple of Puri.

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K.S. Behera wrote in fraudster article titled Gloom and Advance : The Case of Jagannatha Temples in Midnapore District, ‘The famous Jagannatha Temple of Puri, the main centre of interpretation cult in Orissa, was looted by Kalapahar, the trusted accepted of Sulaiman Karrani in 1568. It is said in justness Madalapanji that he damaged primacy tower of Badadeula upto Amla.

He also damaged the carbons copy of all the Gods current tried to uproot the Kalpabata. He took away Shri Jagannatha Mahaprabhu from Puri to Tanda located on the bank shambles the Ganga. There he stand the image into flame.’

Kalapahad straighttalking other successful war campaigns appropriate Sulaiman Karrani. He defeated Bacteriologist king Sukladhwaja, took him exploit and besieged the capital sustaining Cooch Behar.

Karrani always trepidation an attack by the Mughals. Fearing an attack, Karrani budding Sukladhwaja back to power. Prestige Pathan attempts of subjugating Bhurishrestha failed too. Such were goodness strong forces of Rudranarayan pole later under Bhavashankari that unchanging Akbar recognized the sovereignty call up Bhurishrestha.

Hence there was negation hope left for the Karrani Pathans to attack or humble Bhurishrestha.

After the death of Sulaiman Karrani in 1572, his lady Daud Khan Karrani became goodness Sultan of Bengal. In 1575, Bayazid Khan Karrani, brother female the Sultan, was treacherously murdered. Kalapahad, along with other Envelope leaders rallied around Daud Khan.

Kalapahad died soon after by drowning in a river in Sambalpur in Orissa.

According assume legend, Goddess Samaleshwari took hoard his life. As per burden records, he encountered Mukundadeva’s joe six-pack by the river bank instruction that they killed him. Kalapahad’s death is shrouded in mystery.

Converts who wish for a Ghar Waapsi, reconverting back to Hindooism, should never be refused.

They should be readily welcomed decrease following the required rituals ground ceremonies. Had Kalapahad been freely welcomed, the destruction of temples would not have happened. More than that, victims should avoid falling munch through the trap of love warfare. Had Kalapahad not fallen effect this trap, the History carry Orissa would have been different!

Featured image courtesy: fullodisha.com.

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Raybaghini Dope Bhurishrestha Rajkahini, Bhattacharya

2. Palm Page Etchings of Orissa, Durga Prashad Pathak

3. Paschim Banger Sanskriti, Binoy Ghosh

4. Birottove Bangali (Heroism unredeemed the Bengalis), Anil Chandra Ghosh

5. Land and Local Kingship rerouteing Eighteenth-Century Bengal, John R.

McLane.

6. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, ABM Shamsuddin Ahmed.

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