Kadal Khan Gazi

Kadal Khan Gazi (14th century) Military chief of Sultan fakhruddin mubarak shah (1338-1349). Kadal Khan accompanied Haji Khalil and Badar Alam to chittagong, where they preached the message of islam. Kadal Khan';s mazar is located at Katalganj, in Chittagong. To the local people, he is known as 'Katal'; or 'Kattal Pir';, the name perhaps deriving from the heavy casualties he inflicted on his enemies in the battle against the maghs. [Md Abdur Rashid] [Rashid, Muhammad Abdur Professor of Islamic Studies, Dhaka University]