Pandit Srimantanarayana Rayamukhuty, Bhurishrestha

♕ Rājasēnādhyakṣa Śrīmantanārāẏaṇa Rāẏamukhuṭi ♕

Bhūriśrēṣṭha Sāmrājya, Bāṅgālā, 15th Century 𓊹

[Art : Enraged, Pandit Shrimantanarayan thundered and ordered his mighty Bhurishrestha Army to annihilate the Pathan soldiers. Picture collected from the newly published book 'Raibaghini' of Avik Sarkar; Publishers: Patrabharati; Collect from Kolkata Book Fair, 2025]

The Mahāsēnāpati Srimantanarayana was a man of immense strength, skill in war and extraordinary intelligence. Although he had obtained a separate territory, he was the right-hand of his elder brother, Maharaja Srikrishnarayana Rayamukhuty, and it was on his advice that Srikrishnarayana conducted all the affairs of the kingdom. Senapati Srimanta, with the brave army of Bengal, skillfully and bravely defeated the Ilyas Shahis and reclaimed the entire territory from the eastern border of Medinipur to the seashore. His well-equipped fleet used to float on the Damodar and Rupnarayana rivers, blocking the progress of the Sultanate forces. The cunning, daring and valor of Raja Srimanta always kept the landowners and feudal lords of Bengal on high alert. Just as he was a source of incomprehensible suspicion to his enemies, he also tried hard to increase the happiness and wealth of his subjects. He had no luxuries of his own, he lived like a commoner, and was never at ease, relying on the affairs of the kingdom in the hands of the royal servants. He used to travel to various parts of the kingdom, almost in disguise, and review the affairs of the subjects and the royal servants.