| Gour Govinda | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja of Gour Kingdom | |||||
| Reign | 1260-1303 | ||||
| Predecessor | Raja Govardhan | ||||
| Successor | Wazir Sikandar Khan Ghazi (under Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah) | ||||
| Chief Minister | Mona Rai | ||||
| Commander-in-chief | Chakrapani Dutta | ||||
| Born | Govinda Fenchu 13th century Brahmachal kingdom (southern Sylhet) | ||||
| Died | 14th century Kamrup region | ||||
| Wife | Hiravati Narayan | ||||
| Issue | Nirvana Govinda | ||||
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| Father | Srinanda Jayananda | ||||
| Mother | Annapurna Jaintia | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Govinda Fenchu (Sanskrit: गोबिन्द फेञ्चु), better known by his regnal title Gour Govind (Sylheti: ꠉꠃꠞ ꠉꠛꠤꠘ꠆ꠖ) and also known by the sobriquet Shomudro Tonoy (Bengali: সমুদ্র তনয়), was the 21st and final king of medieval Sylhet's Gour Kingdom. He is described as a very conservative Hindu ruler whose reign started in 1260.
Govinda was known to be disrespectful and intolerant of other faiths practised in Srihatta, such as Islam, Buddhism and certain Hindu denominations, often getting into war with neighbouring states such as Laur, Jaintia and the Khasis.[1] Thus, he is considered to be the most tyrannical leader in Sylheti history. However, he is also noted as one of the strongest rulers of medieval Sylhet, and during his reign, Gour was described to be "free of enemies" due to other states fearing Govinda.[2] After the arrival of Shah Jalal and the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, Govinda left Gour and the area came under the rule of Wazir Sikandar Khan Ghazi.[3]
- ^ Mondal, Sushila (1970). History of Bengal: The middle age, 1200-1526. Prakash Mandir. p. 124.
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