Conquest of Sylhet
| Conquest of Sylhet | |||||||||
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| Part of Islam in Bangladesh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Lakhnauti Sultanate | Gour Kingdom (inc. Tungachal) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Shams-ud-Din Firuz Shah Sayyid Nasir-ud-Din Sikandar Khan Ghazi Ghazi Burhan-ud-Din Shah Jalal Haydar Ghazi Shah Farhan |
Gour Govinda Mona Rai † Achak Narayan Prince Nirvana Prince Garuda † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| <10,000 | 100,000+ infantry, thousands of cavalry | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Conquest of Sylhet (Bengali: শ্রীহট্টের বিজয়, romanized: Srīhôtter Bijôy, lit. 'Conquest of Srihatta') predominantly refers to an 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. The conquest was aided by a Muslim saint known as Shah Jalal, who later ordered his disciples to scatter throughout eastern Bengal and propagate the religion of Islam. The Conquest of Sylhet may also include other minor incidents taking place after Govinda's defeat, such as the capture of nearby Taraf.