Pratapaditya : (1564-1612?) landlord of Jessore, Khulna, & 24-Parganas who refused to pay tribute to Akbar & defeated a Moghul army, but was later captured.
... also the most anarchic, self-willed, averse to control and in all things extreme; there is not much difference between the characters of Shishupal and that thoroughly Bengali king & great captain, Pratapaditya; the other side shows itself especially in the women who are certainly the tenderest, purest & most gracious & loving in the whole world. Bengal has accordingly a literature far surpassing any other ...
... yet still the fire of Kali on her ancient altar burns Smouldering under smoky pall, And the deep heart of her peoples to their Mighty Mother turns, Listening for her Titan call. Yet Pratapaditya's great fierce spirit shall in might awake In Jessore he loved and made, Sitaram the good and mighty for his well-loved people's sake Leave the stillness and the shade. Page 258 ...
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