Sulaiman Khan Karrani
Sulaiman Khan Karrani was an Afghan Sultan of Bengal. He ascended to the throne after the death of his brother Taj Khan Karrani. According to the Riyaz-us-Salatin, he shifted the seat of government from Gaur to Tanda. His kingdom stretched from frontier of Koch Kingdom to Puri in Odisha and from the Brahmaputra to Son River bordering the Mughal Empire.
Sulaiman, his brother Taj and Sulaiman's sons Bayazid and Daud Khan Karrani ran a short-lived Afghan vassal state of Mughal emperor Akbar in Bengal. They dominated the area while Sulaiman paid homage to the Akbar. The Afghans defeated by Akbar began to flock under his flag. The Afghans were not technically the rulers of Bengal, the post was primarily nominal.
Relation with Akbar
Sulaiman Khan Karrani did not establish his own coinage during his reign, an act that would have been tantamount to declaring statehood to the ruling Mughals. He also honoured Akbar as the supreme ruler of Bengal by requiring that mosques read Akbar's name in the Khutbah, the sermon at the Friday congregational prayers in Bengal. Historians cite these acts as keeping the diplomatic peace between Bengal and Mughal Empire during Akbar's lifetime. This success was possible due to his wazir, Ludi Khan.Reign
Conquest of Odisha
Northern India and parts of southern India were ruled by the Muslim rulers before they conquered Odisha. In 1568 Sulaiman Khan sent his son Bayazid Khan Karrani and the general Kalapahad against Mukunda Deva, the king of Utkal Odisha. After a few major battles against the Odias, and aided by civil war elsewhere in Odisha, Sulaiman was able to bring the entire area under his rule. Kalapahad took Puri under control and the Jagannath temple without any resistance. The inhabitants of Puri disbelieved saying,A large number of people took shelter. Kalapahad seized the temple and dismantled the temple of Jaganath. Sulaiman Karrani appointed Ismail Khan Lodhi as Governor of Odisha and Qutlu Khan Lohani as Governor of Puri respectively.