Attack by Cruel Sultan Ibrahim the Chieftain of the so called Great Akbar on Kumaon

History of Kumaon from 1000-1790 AD)

         (History of Chand Dynasty Rule in Kumaon)

History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar) - Part 169

                                              By: Bhishma Kukreti

                        From Uttarakhand point of view, Akbar was simple a cruel ruler and not greater ruler. According to Tabkat –i-Akbari, Sultan Ibrahim was chieftain of Akbar for Auba near Hirat. According to Tabkat –i-Akbari, Ibrahim won Koh-iDaman the Kumaoni territory. The time period is not known. It seems the event took place after death of Hussain Khan Tukadiya, 1575.

  According to Kumaoni folklore s, at the time of death of Husain Khan, Rudra Chandra the Chand king (1565-1597) started taking decision without interference of his mother and officers. Rudra Chandra reached to Tarai region of Kumaon and he compelled Muslim Savants to run away from Kumaon. Knowing the incident that Rudra Chandra compelled Muslim commanders leave from Kumaon Tarai, the Mogul ruler of Delhi sent huge army to help Katehar Mogul commander. Mogul army marched to Kumaon Tarai. Rudra Chandra knew that it is not possible for him to win over mogul army. Rudra Chandra offered an advice to Mogul Commander of Katehar that it would better to fight one to one that people are not harassed. The Katehar Mogul commander agreed upon the advice of Chand King Rudra Chandra. There was fight between soldiers on one to one basis. It was decided that the sub commander of Mogul would fight with sub commander of Rudra Chandra on one to one basis. Commander of Rudra Chandra defeated Mogul sub commander. Mogul Katehar commander returned to Knowing the win of Rudra Chandra, Badshah Akbar invited Rudra Chandra to meet him in Lahore.

  However, there is no logic in this folklore. No Mogul commander would accept the offer of Rudra Chandra for one to one fight between commanders. It might be true that Sultan Ibrahim might have attacked on Rudra Chandra and Rudra Chandra would have defeated Sultan Ibrahim

  Historians as Dr Dabral suggest that Rudra Chandra paid tribute to Akbar in Lahore in 1588AD.

 **Read more about Muslim fanatics opposing Akbar and the political situation in Kumaon in History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar) - Part 169

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti -bckukreti@gmail.com 21/10/2013

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(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

                           

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -170

History of Kumaon (1000-1790) to be continued….

 Middle Himalayan, Indian Medieval Age History of Chand Dynasty rule in Kumaon to be continued…

  (Middle Himalayan, Indian Medieval Age History (740-1790 AD to be continued…)

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