Karrani dynasty

Karrāṇī / Karlāṇī
  • کرلاڼي
  • কররাণী
Royal house
Parent familyBangash tribe
Current regionBengal Sultanate
Earlier spellingsKerrani
Place of originKurram Valley
Founded1564 (1564)
FounderTaj Khan Karrani
Final rulerDaud Khan Karrani
MembersSulaiman Khan Karrani, Bayazid Khan Karrani, Bayazid of Sylhet
Estate(s)Tanda
Dissolution1612 (1612)
Deposition1576 (1576)

The Karrani dynasty (Pashto: کرلاڼي, romanized: Karlāṇī, Bengali: কররাণী, romanizedKorrāṇī) was founded in 1564 by Taj Khan Karrani, an ethnic Pashtun from the Karlani tribe, hailing from Bangash district.[1] It was the last dynasty to rule the Sultanate of Bengal.

  1. ^ Roy, Atul Chandra (1968). History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526–1765 A.D. Nababharat Publishers. p. 12.

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