Isa Khan was the Bais Rajput leader of the 16th-century Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal and a zamindar of Khizrpur.
29 Facts About Isa Khan
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Isa Khan remains an iconic figure throughout West Bengal and Bangladesh as a symbol of his rebellious spirit and unity.
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Isa Khan revolted and was later killed in a battle against Islam Shah Suri.
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Qutubuddin, the paternal uncle of Isa Khan, consolidated his position under Taj Khan.
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Isa Khan gradually solidified his position under the Karrani rulers.
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The ruling of Karrani dynasty ended when Daud Isa Khan was defeated in the Battle of Rajmahal in 1576.
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Isa Khan started playing a leading role in the local resistance.
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In 1577, Isa Khan established Egarasindhur as the political and trading centre.
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Isa Khan built fortresses at Katrabo, Kalagachhia and Khizrpur near Sonargaon.
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In 1578, Mughal Subahdar of Bengal, Subahdar Isa Khan Jahan led an expedition towards the Bhati region and set camp in Bhawal.
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Isa Khan faced the Mughal force led by Shah Bardi and Muhammad Quli on the Sarail-Juan Shahi border in Kastul on the bank of Meghna river.
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Besides, as the naval commander of Manikya, Isa Khan fought against the Zamindars of Taraf and Sylhet, Syed Musa and Fateh Isa Khan respectively, in 1581.
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In 1583, Mughal General Shahbaz Khan destroyed Isa's palace in Baktiarpur.
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Isa attacked him at Bhawal but forces of Shahbaz Khan were well fortified near Brahmaputra.
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Isa Khan then chose to give allegiance towards Akbar and prevented an imminent invasion of Bengal by the Mughals.
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Isa Khan even promised the Mughals he would dispatch Ma'sum Khan Kabuli, the renegade to a compulsory Pilgrimage to Mecca, something that viewed as an act of banishment.
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Isa Khan fought and defeated Raghudev, the king of Koch Hajo, who ruled from Sankosh river in the west to the Bhareli river in the east on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river and rival to Koch Bihar kingdom which gained prominence after the latter's annexation by Mughal empire.
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Isa Khan successfully captured portions of Raghudev's territory as far as Rangamati and Goalpara.
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Isa Khan was emboldened to resist the Mughals after he successfully sought alliance with Raghudev, his former enemy and Kedar Rai, Zamindar of Bhusna in Faridpur.
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At first Isa Khan faced defeat with the Mughals attacking Katrabo, one of Isa Khan's pargana and city.
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However, the duel ended inconclusively when Isa Khan stopped fighting after Man Singh's sword broke.
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Man Singh's respect for his rival was later made evident; when Isa Khan sought to submit to the Mughal under a guarantee that it was wiser for Mughals not to incite a full invasion, Man Singh accompanied him to the Mughal court.
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Isa Khan first married his maternal cousin Fatima Bibi, a daughter of his aunt Raushan Akhtar Banu and her husband Syed Ibrahim Danishmand.
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Isa Khan found information from the account of his meeting with the descendants of Isa in Jangalbari and Haybatnagar.
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Subhan Dad Isa Khan had been the head of the family in Jangalbari in 1874.
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The other descendant of Haybatnagar family, Ilah Nawaz Isa Khan, had died in Calcutta in 1872.
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Frightened by Kedar Ray's attack, Isa Khan soon fled to Medinipur.
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Isa Khan's tomb remains in the village of Baktarpur in Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur District of Bangladesh.
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The base, BNS Issa Isa Khan, was the first Bangladesh Navy base to receive the national standard in 1974.