battle of kalinri

The Declaration of Independence of Kayastha Maharaja Pratapaditya in Bengal, his coronation as independent emperor and the conquest of one fort after another captured the roots of the Mughal Empire.  The glory of the Mughal Sultanate was hurt by the defeat of Mughal generals like Abram Khan, Sher Khan in one battle after another by the Jeshore army.  So this time in 1603, the Mughal emperor Jahangir sent 22 Mughal Umrah generals with Man Singh to attack Jaysore.

 ★ Battle of Kalindi (1603-04 AD) / Successful resistance of Basantpur ::: =

   22 Mughal Umrahs, including Man Singh, came to attack Jessore with a large number of soldiers and warships.  During the attack on Jessore, while building a camp in the Basantpur area on the eastern bank of the Kalindi River, he saw that Maharaj Pratapaditya kept a circle of soldiers around him, preparing for war.  A fierce battle ensued between the Jessore Army and the Mughal Army in the Basantpur-Sheetalpur area.  The Mughal army was heavily bombarded by the raid boats of the fierce Jessore forces.  Jayshore commander Suryakant Guha ji showed great skill in the war.  Out of the 22 Umrahs of the Mughals, 12 were killed by Pratapaditya and the other ten fled the battlefield to save their lives.  The dead twelve Umrahs were buried near Ishwarpur in Jessore, known as the "Gore of the Twelve Omrahs".

 According to the texts of Pratapaditya's kulacharyas, the twelve Umrahs simultaneously attacked Pratap and they all died.

 "Bangdhipavadharthaya pratyajancha chakka sa".
 Dvaंशतितitāmākhanān P्रेpreāyamas S सtārānga.  "

 On one such day, when torrential rains started, all the ammunition of the Mughals was destroyed.  Then Man Singh somehow managed to escape with the help of the traitor Bhawanand.  After that he never dared to fight Pratapaditya.

 "Maharaja Pratapaditya of Jessore having declared himself independent of the authorities of the Emperor of Delhi, the Emperor Jahangir successively sent 12 Omrahs with large armies to subdue him, but Pratapaditya defeated them all in battle."  (quoted from "Ancient Monuments of Bengal")

 ● Source: "Raja Pratapaditya Charitra" by Ramram Basu.

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