After Muslims settled down in various parts of Manipur
Kingdom , the Muslim leader Muhammad Saani wanted to keep strong relation with
Sylhet.Therefore Muhammad Saani wanted to send his relative Saafar Muhammad as
messenger to Sylhet.Saafar Muhammed requested
to Manipur King Khagemba that in Sylhet his younger brother Kausar
Muhammad and sister Jainab were there
and they did not have any relative to look after so Saafar Muhammad wanted to
bring in Manipur so that he could care them.
The King Khagemba replied to Saafar Muhammad that after
reaching Sylhet if he did not come back than it would be lost for the
Kingdom.So the king insisted to Saafar Muhammad to come back to Manipur
Kingdom.
Saafar Muhammad promised the King that he will return to the
Kingdom. The King satisfied by Saafar Muhammad’s willing to return the Kingdom
and the king has sent three Manipuri namely Waikhomcha Gangaram,Mayang Saaliya,Haobam
Lamthok to accompanied to Sylhet.
After reaching to
Sylhet, Saafar Muhammad gave details to Muhammad Majkoor Nawab of Manipur
Kingdom’s Muslims condition .After
listening from Saafar Muhammad the Sylhet Nawab Majkoor has decided to send
more Muslim armies to protect Manipur Kingdom from neighbors. As per Saafar
Muhammad’s intention to visit Sylhet he accompanied younger brother Kausar
Muhammad and sister Jainab to Manipur and he gave details of Sylhet to Muhammad
Saani .The development and luxurious life in Sylhet has told to King Khagemba by
Saafar Muhammad.The Manipur King Khagemba got pleased the of what relation between Sylhet and his
Kingdom.
Later the Sylhet has decided to protect Manipur Kingdom and
the North side of side of Sylhet was rule by king name as Ali Muhammad , North East side was Muhaammad Majkoor(Malik
Pratab) as commander,west side was Muhibullah as commander.Muahammad Naajiri
alias Bayajid Afghani become the ruler of the whole Shylet.Muhammad Majkoor
become the Nawab in leu of Muhammad Saani (Because Muhammad Saani moved permanently to Manipur).The areas Nawab
Majkoor extended areas near to North side of Amoshi (Attached to Kushiyara
Surma),West side near to Surkhai and
Silchar(Presently in Assam,India) as
East side and South areas near to Lusai Hills (Presently Known as Mizoram state
in India).The same areas which used to known as Pratabhgarh.
The Pratabgarh area made Elhaial as capital.
When Saafar Muhammad
accompanied Kausar Muhammad and sister Bibi Jainab to Manipur Kingdom he
brought from Sylhet as the seed of beans and Mangoes along with some fruits.The
Muslims cultivate the Mango seeds and after
three years it got ripen and gifted to
the King Khagemba.The King Khagemba along with Manipuri Public tasted the
Mangoes.The King got satisfied of the Mango Taste and ordered to Muslims namely
Punom Sheik,Kausar Muhammad and Saafar Muhammad to Cultivate for fruits,vegitables etc in a corn field.
