Daud Khan Karrani

Daud Khan Karrani
Daud Khan Karrani (left) donning a Robe of Honor received from Mun'im Khan (seated, right)
29th Sultan of Bengal
Reign1572–12 July 1576
PredecessorBayazid Khan Karrani
SuccessorMunim Khan (as Subahdar of Bengal)
Died12 July 1576
Rajmahal, Bengal Sultanate
FatherSulaiman Khan Karrani
ReligionSunni Islam

Daud Khan Karrani (died on 12 July 1576) was the last ruler of Bengal's Karrani dynasty as well as the final Sultan of Bengal, reigning from 1572 to 1576. During the reign of his father Sulaiman Khan Karrani, Daud commanded a massive army of 40,000 cavalry, 3,600 elephants, 140,000 infantry and 200 cannons.[1]

  1. ^ "Kingdoms of South Asia – Indian Kingdom of Bengal". historyfiles.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2009.

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