Second War with Hussain Shahi Dynasty of Bengal .281509 A.D.29 Prataprudra Deva

1 second war hussain shahi dynasty of bengal (1509 a.d)

1.1 ismail ghazi s invasion in absence of king
1.2 first battle of mandarana fort
1.3 treachery of govinda vidyadhar , second battle of mandarana fort

second war hussain shahi dynasty of bengal (1509 a.d)

the sultan of bengal alauddin hussain shah sent commander ismail ghazi invasion force attack odisha when gajapati , of army on expedition of southern india. upada grant , velicherla plates of prataprudra deva state invasive intentions of bengal sultan displayed continuously trying violate frontier positions.

ismail ghazi s invasion in absence of king

ismail ghazi marched straight on gajapati capital of cuttack bengal frontier , destroyed many temples on way. formidable defense put defending in charge ananta samantaray of barabati fort in cuttack due overwhelming number of raiding muslim forces, had retreat , re position in sarangagarh fort on southern side of kathajodi river. ismail marched on holy city of puri servitors , priests of puri temple secretly transported jagannath idols via boat hidden island hill amidst chilika lake called chadeiguha before arrival. odia general called bhoi bidyadhar organized defense , continued clashing muslim raiders until gajapati army returned. after arriving in kingdom large expeditionary force amidst these chaotic conditions, prataprudra deva perused fleeing muslim forces frontier of bengal laying seize on mandarana fort of qutb shahi forces @ today s jahanabad sub-division in hoogly.

first battle of mandarana fort

mandrana fort of bengal militarily strategic fort of sultans of bengal alauddin hussain shah himself located @ time when prataprudra deva laid seize. after severe fighting, fort fell hands of odia army , sultan of bengal along of followers fled location leaving army in middle of battle later put crushing defeat.

treachery of govinda vidyadhar , second battle of mandarana fort

after conquest of fort govinda vidyadhar, traitor happened high ranking commander of odia ranks changed sides in greed throne of odisha , joined sultan of bengal. thought fighting had stopped while, resumed when alauddin got support govinda vidyadhar. severe conflict ensued in same site , possibly mandarana fort fell hands of qutb shahi forces. odia army didn t retreat instead continued hold muslim armies on northern frontiers reinforced orders of gajapati.