Malik Tazi Bhat
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Jammu, Jammu Kingdom (present-day Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Sialkot, Kashmir Sultanate (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Malik Tazi Bhat | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tazi Bhat |
| Nickname(s) | "Tazi" |
| Born | Mid–15th century Jammu, Jammu Kingdom (present-day Jammu and Kashmir, India) |
| 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 from the Kashmiri Butt / Bhat clan. 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 Kashmiri Muslim family of Kashmiri Pandit descent which served the Shah Mir dynasty of Kashmir Sultanate.[citation needed]
Military conquest
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]