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Muslim Bengalis served as Paikas, generals, officers in the military of many Sultanates and kingdoms of the subcontinent including Delhi, Bengal, Arakan and Odisha etc. Bengali Paikas demand was very high among Delhi, Arakan and Bengal ๐
Muslim Bengalis served as Paikas, generals, officers in the military of many Sultanates and kingdoms of the subcontinent including Delhi, Bengal, Arakan and Odisha etc. Bengali Paikas demand was very high among Delhi, Arakan and Bengal ๐
In army of Alaudeen Khilji, Bengali paikas(foot soldiers) were present due to their skill and they mastered the art of archery along with Persian soldiers this is mentioned by 14-15 century Gujarati Rajput poet Sridhara Vyasa.
This isn't first time, Bengali Paikas especially skillful Archers were employed by Arakanese kingdom also;
During confrontation of Bengali Muslim king Nusrat Shah of Bengal with Mughal Emperor Babur, Babur was shocked and praised the Bengali soldiers and army of Nusrat Shah due to their art of firing artilleries, instead of targetting. They fire randomly,
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Bengali Muslim general Kalaphad also known as Alias Raju conquered Odisha, razed endless temples, killed Hindus with his blade. Was sent to invade Kamarupa instantly in response to Kamarupian Hindu raja invading Bengal territory, Raja's general and army was defeated and humilated
Kalaphar ravaged the region of Kamarupa;
His courage, lion like valour was ample and displayed once again when he fought Mughal imperalists in pitched battle of Raj Mahal and sadly, he died fighting Mughals with honour. Due to his death, Afghans fled due to their morale shaken
Bengali Muslims in the army of Arakanese kingdom helped the kingdom against the Mughals as a defense
Ashraf Khan, Syed Musa, Magan Thakur's father aka Bara Thakur were all high ranking officers and generals in the army of Arakanese kingdom. Syed Musa was the head of artillery sector, He was high ranking officer. Magan's father was minister of army.
Ashraf Khan served as Lashkar Wazir before he became Prime minister
Lashkar Wazir= Head of the Army or charge of it and department of military similar to Mir Bakshi in Mughal administration.
Ahmed Khan was a Bengali Muslim army officer in the Odian Gajapati military. This are just few names found in scattered sources, imagine what would happen if we found contemporary court chronicles.
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