Maharaja Pratapaditya
| Pratapaditya | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of Jessore | |
| Born | 1561 Jessore, Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Died | 1611 (aged 50) Varanasi, Mughal India (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
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| Issue | Udayaditya, Sangramaditya and Bindumati |
| Father | Srihari |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Pratapaditya (Bengali: প্রতাপাদিত্য) (1561–1611 CE) was a zamindar, the Hindu king of Jessore and among the most prominent of the Baro-Bhuyan of Bengal, who fought against the Mughal Empire. He ruled over a Hindu kingdom in Bengal, which, at its zenith encompassed the districts of Nadia, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, as well as extending into modern-day Bangladesh from Kushtia district in north, Barisal in east and Sundarbans and Bay of Bengal to south.
His father Srihari (or Sridhar), a Kayastha, was an influential officer in the service of Daud Khan Karrani, the last independent Sultanate of Bengal. Srihari killed Daud Khan Karrani's trusted wazir, Ludi Khan to acclaim that position. Daud Khan Karrani bestowed upon Srihari the title of 'Vikramaditya' and the zamindari of one Chand Khan, (referred to as Chandecan by the Portuguese) who had deceased without leaving any heir. On the fall of Daud Khan at the hand of the Mughals, Srihari misappropriated all the treasure of the sultan in his custody and absconded. Srihari fled to the marshy lands of the Khulna District, declared himself independent and assumed the title of "Maharaja Viramaditya." Pratapaditya was born to Srihari in 1561 and assumed power in 1584. Srihari divided his kingdom – 5/8th to Pratapaditya and 3/8th to his brother Basanta Ray.
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