#Thread - 🔺⚜️|| Rai Danuj - Bangadhipati Danujamadhav Dasharath Deva ||⚜️🔺
- The Hindu Monarch of Bengal before whom the Sultan of Delhi himself was compelled to stand and had to greet with honour.
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- The Hindu Monarch of Bengal before whom the Sultan of Delhi himself was compelled to stand and had to greet with honour.
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⚜️ Arirāja-Danuja-Mādhava Daśharatha Dēva aka Rājā Danuj Rāẏ was the 5th ruler of Deva dynasty & the Emperor of Bengal in 13th century. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi by Ziauddin Barani provides the fact that Ghiyasuddin Balban had a historic agreement with Rai Danuj of Baṅghāla.
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⚜️ In 1260, Mughisuddin Tughral, the Mamluk governor of Bihar-Lakhnauty, declared rebellion against the Delhi Sultan. Ghiyasuddin Balban needed help from the Emperor of Bengal, Maharaja Danuj Ray, to encircle Tughral from both sides.
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⚜️ Tughral had enemity with Balban and Danuj Ray both, so Balban decided to make a treaty with Raja Danuj Ray. Having intention of the political treaty, Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban arrived in Bengal & prayed for a meeting with Banghadhipati Maharaja Dasharath Deva.
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⚜️ During interview, the Sultan had to face a dilemma - the mighty Bangharaj Danuj Ray stipulates that in order to get his interview, the Sultan of Delhi must stand before him and greet with honour, then the Emperor of Bengal will agree to participate in that agreement.
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⚜️ In this condition Balban gets into trouble as it's not possible for the Sultan of Delhi to show such respect to the infidel (kāfir-hindu) king of Bengal, but the agreement will not be possible without showing respect to the Emperor, Dasharath Deva/ Danuj Ray.
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⚜️ Ikhtiyaruddin Nektaras, the commander-in-chief, managed to meet Banghadhipati in a safe way. He suggested that the Sultan should already be sitting in the court with a hawk in his hand. Then as soon as Bangharaj Danujmadhav arrive, Sultan would get up and fly the hawk.
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⚜️ People will think that the Sultan understood and stood up as soon as the birds flew. But in this way Banghadhipati Danujmadhav will be greeted by the Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban & order of the 'Rai-e-Bangalah' will be fulfilled.
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⚜️ Following the path, Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban of Delhi flied the hawk standing up & paying honour as the Banghadhipati Danujmadhav arrived. There no more obstacles remained to the agreement of alliance.
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⚜️ The Sultan of Delhi who was compelled to stand up & pay homage to the Hindu Monarch of Bengal, the Rajah is said to be undoubtedly the most powerful ruler of 13th century India.
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