Person · r. 1564 – 1565 (as governor for his brother Sulaiman)
Taj Khan Karrani
A grandee of Islam Shah Sur, sent by his brother Sulaiman Karrani (then governor of South Behar) to put down the usurper Ghiyasuddin at Gaur; killed him and ruled Bengal on his brother's behalf until his own death.
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- Riyazu-s-Salatin (Abdus Salam tr., 1902-04), p. 150 · read as page image
Sulaiman Khan Karani, Governor of South Behar in 971 A.H. (1564 A.C.) sent his elder brother Taj Khan Kararani, to Gaur, to put down the usurper, Ghiasu-d-din. Taj Khan killed the usurper, and established himself at Gaur, in 971...He died in 972 A.H.