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resided at Bikrampur, a second at Sunargaon. The only one whose name 
has survived, is Pir Adam, or, as he is called by the Muhammadans of 
Dhaka, Adam Shahid.* 
Local tradition represents Ballal Sen as ruling at Bampal, about a 
mile from where the tomb now is, when Pir Adam suddenly appeared with 
an army and caused pieces of cow’s flesh to be thrown into the palace, which 
so enraged the monarch, that he marched against his enemy and killed him 
while at prayers on the spot where the masjid now stands. 
The Hindu army is further stated to have been totally defeated at 
’Abdullahpur, a few miles to the west. It would appear that this tale has 
some foundation of truth. If there were two Ballal Sens, the later one the 
son of Lakshman Sen, the difficulties connected with this part of the history 
of Bengal disappears. That shortly after the invasion of Bakhtyar 
Khilji officers of his penetrated into and subdued Eastern Bengal is certain ; 
for if we follow Muhammadan historians, we find that in A. D. 1279 Tughril, 
or, as he styled himself, Sultan Mughisuddin, was Governor of Eastern 
Bengal, and his seat of government was Sunargaon. At that date he invaded 
Jajnagarf or Tiparah, and having carried off much treasure, he refused to 
remit any of it to Dihli. 
The reigning monarch Ghiyasuddin Balban sent an army against his 
insubordinate deputy. It was defeated. A second shared the same fate. 
The emperor then marched in person against the rebel, and occupied 
Sunargaon, having been joined in his advance by Dhinwaj Rai,J zammdar 
of the city, with all his troops. Tughril fled, but was overtaken and slain, 
A. D. 1282. Having heard of the death of his enemy, Balban returned to 
Sunargaon, and put every one of Tughril’s family and his principal adherents 
to death. Not content with this barbarity, the historians record that he 
executed a hundred faqirs with their Qalandar, because they had instigated 
Tughril’s rebellion, and had accepted from him three mans of gold to 
maintain their society. 
Balban, having subdued the district,"conferred the ensigns of royalty on 
* His tomb at a village called Qazi-qatjbah, south of Riqabi Bazar in Bikrampur. It was 
surrounded by a wall and put in thorough repair about a hundred years ago. For centu¬ 
ries a lamp was placed every night on his grave; but the greater enlightenment of the 
present day, under Farazi instruction, has put a stop to such profane rites. Adjoining is a 
six-domed masjid, with beautiful carved stone and brick-work in the interior. The in¬ 
scription bears the name of Jalaluddni Fath Shah, and the date is A. H. 888 (1483) ; vide 
J. A. S. B. for 1873, p. 286. 
f The modern tradition in Tiparah is that the old name of the district was Jahaz- 
nagar, or the “ city of ships.” This is evidently founded on the circumstance that, at a 
much later period, the revenue for the support of the nawara, or imperial fleet, was derived 
from lands in this district. 
+ This is probably the same person as Dhinaj Madhub, who is believed to have been 
a grandson of Ballal Sen. 
