Malik Tazi Bhat | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tazi Bhat |
| Nickname(s) | "Tazi" |
| Born | Mid–15th century |
| Died | c. 1487 Sialkot, Kashmir Sultanate (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Allegiance | Kashmir Sultanate |
| Branch | Royal Standing Army |
| Service years | 1475–1487 |
| Rank | General Commander-in-Chief |
| Unit | Tazi Dasta (Tazi Unit) |
| Conflict | |
| Other work | Administrator |
Malik Tazi Bhat [a] was a Kashmiri general and warlord. He conquered and ruled Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri, Bhimber, Jhelum, Sialkot and Gujrat region from 1475 to 1487 on behalf of the Kashmiri Sultan. [1]
Malik Tazi Bhat was born in a noble Muslim family of Kashmiri Pandit descent. His family belonged to the Bhat clan of Brahmins who had converted to Islam from Hinduism, and who served the Shah Mir Dynasty of the Kashmir Sultanate.[ citation needed ]
Rise to Power
In 1475, Malik Tazi Bhat gained hereditary power as a warlord of the Jammu Region. He then waged war against the Sayyid nobles in the region, decreasing their power. [2] After increasing his popularity among the locals of Kashmir and Punjab, he united the regions of Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri, and Bhimber. [3]
War against Lodhi Sultanate
After unifying the regions from Poonch to Jammu, he called war against Bahlol Lodhi in 1479. [4] The Lodhi governor of Lahore, Tatar Khan, then prepared his forces near Sialkot. Tatar Khan then suffered a major loss, and Sialkot was ceded to Tazi's rule in 1480. Tazi later expanded his power from Sialkot to Jhelum. [5] Malik Tazi Bhat then marched towards Lahore, but was stopped by Tatar Khan forces near Lahore. Tazi Bhat continued the war against the Lodhi Dynasty until he died in 1487. [6]
Malik Tazi Bhat, was known as an orthodox Muslim. [7] Though he opposed the Sayyid nobility, he married a noble Sayyid girl, from which he had two sons. [8]
He died in Sialkot, Punjab Region, in 1487.[ citation needed ]
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