Bir king
'Bir king' is a famous king of Birbhum before pathan rule. Asadujjaman Khan was his army chief who killed and win Rajnagar and had established pathan saltanat. According a folklore his daughter Bhadra lft Rajnagar and insert into a tree .[1]
According local history in 1350 AD there are some quarrels between Laxmanawati and Subarnagram, and then ancestors of Bir king had set his capital at Lakknur ( Rajnagar ). Bir king were two brothers, Bir Singh and Mallar Singh. Mallarpur has named after Mallar Singh [2].
In 1206 AD Shiron, an army officer of Muhammad Bakkteer defeated Bir king and had conquered Rajnagar. The queen suicide at nearby pond [3].
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