Pratapaditya

Pratapaditya Guha
Zamindar of Jessore (1584-1601)
Raja of Jessore (1602-1611/12)
Raishreshtha
Raichakravarti
Reign1584–1611
PredecessorSrihari Vikramaditya (Zamindar)
Bornc. 1561
Jessore, Bengal
Died1611
Benaras
SpouseSharat Kumari
IssueSangramaditya
Udayaditya
FatherShrihari Vikramaditya Guha (or Sridhara)
ReligionHinduism

Pratapaditya Guha was a zamindar and King of Jessore of southern Bengal, before being defeated by the Mughal Empire. Supported by the Portuguese, he was eulogized by 19th and 20th century Bengali historians as a resistor against Mughal in Jessore but the statements are still debated.

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