Maharaja Sri Bir Hambir Malla Deva
Maharaja Sri Bir Hambir Malla Deva [1565-1620], the 49th Monarch of Mallabhum kingdom & the greatest ruler of the Malla dynasty of Bengal
Official portrait of Maharaja Sri Bir Hambir Malla Deva of Mallabhoom, Portrait - Arghyadeep Sardar, c. Gaudiya Warriors
The Mallabhum kingdom under the rule of Maharaja Bir Hambir Malla was spread upto the Santhal Pargana's Damin-i-Koh in the north, Midnapore in the south, Bardhaman in the east & Chotanagpore in the west.
Bir Hambir Malla's ruling period is regarded as the golden era of Mallabhum. Being a wise, brave & expert king he constructed several forts, organized the Malla army & dug seven deep trench encircling the capital city of Bishnupur.
Being a pious Gaudiya Vaishnava ruler he patronized Padavali poets & kirttaniyas, constructed 108 temples & defeated Pathans to protect Dharma. In his era Bishnupur became second Vrindavan named 'Gupto Brindabon'. Bishnupur is the heritage temple city of Bengal.
To perform the Gaudiya Vaishnava ritual of Rash Yatra, he constructed the famous RashMancha of Bishnupur, a very unique monument where tradition & architectural excellency together are found.
The famous Battle of Mundamala Ghaat [1575 AD], where Prince Hambir Malla with his Malla army humiliatingly defeated the invading Pathan forces of Dawood Khan Karrani, made garlands of the Pathan soldiers' heads & offered to his kuladevi Maa Mrinmoyee.
Bir Hambir Malla offering the skull-garland of the defeated Pathan invaders circa. 1575 CE
During 1590 AD, the Pathan Sultan of Odisha Sultanate Katlu Khan Lohani captured Jagat Singh, the son of Man Singh. Bir Hambir Malla attacked & defeated the Pathans and rescued Jagat Singh ordering for his further treatment in Bishnupur.
The Mallabhum kingdom under the rule of Maharaja Bir Hambir Malla was spread upto the Santhal Pargana's Damin-i-Koh in the north, Midnapore in the south, Bardhaman in the east & Chotanagpore in the west.
Bir Hambir Malla's ruling period is regarded as the golden era of Mallabhum. Being a wise, brave & expert king he constructed several forts, organized the Malla army & dug seven deep trench encircling the capital city of Bishnupur.
Being a pious Gaudiya Vaishnava ruler he patronized Padavali poets & kirttaniyas, constructed 108 temples & defeated Pathans to protect Dharma. In his era Bishnupur became second Vrindavan named 'Gupto Brindabon'. Bishnupur is the heritage temple city of Bengal.
To perform the Gaudiya Vaishnava ritual of Rash Yatra, he constructed the famous RashMancha of Bishnupur, a very unique monument where tradition & architectural excellency together are found.
The famous Battle of Mundamala Ghaat [1575 AD], where Prince Hambir Malla with his Malla army humiliatingly defeated the invading Pathan forces of Dawood Khan Karrani, made garlands of the Pathan soldiers' heads & offered to his kuladevi Maa Mrinmoyee.
During 1590 AD, the Pathan Sultan of Odisha Sultanate Katlu Khan Lohani captured Jagat Singh, the son of Man Singh. Bir Hambir Malla attacked & defeated the Pathans and rescued Jagat Singh ordering for his further treatment in Bishnupur.
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