Rudranarayan Raymukhuty () was the Maharaja of Bhurishrestha in Bengal. He started rivalry with the Lohani Pathan sultans of Bengal Sultanate. Early life Rudranarayan was born to a Rahri Kulin Brahmin of Bharadwaj gotra in the legendary Raymukhuty (Mukhopadhyay) dynasty of Bhurishrestha. He was the only child of Raja Shivanarayan Ray. Rudranarayan was a supremely skilled swordsman. While a prince, he used to assist his father in managing the affairs of the State. Shivanarayan entrusted the royal duties to his able successor and engaged himself in spiritual activities. Reign After his father died, he acceded the throne of Bhurishrestha. As a ruler he first united the two houses of Pendo and Dogachhia. After that Rudranarayan concentrated on consolidating his control over south western Bengal and large parts of it were brought under the flag of Bhurishrestha. The domain of the kingdom included the present districts of Howrah, Hooghly, East Midnapore, major part of West Midnapore and south western part of Burdwan. He organised the navy. Several men-of-war were stationed in Damodar and Ron. He had garrisoned troops at Tamluk, Amta, Uluberia, Khanakul, Chhaunapur and Naskardanga. Battle of Tribeni After consolidating his position, he concentrated on consolidating a local confederacy to counter the rising Afghan sultans and approached the Mughals and Gajapati Mukundadeva of Odisha. He struck an alliance with Gajapati Mukunda Deva, the ruler of Kalinga. Mukunda Deva who was the ally of Mughal Emperor Akbar, agreed to attack Sulaiman Karrani, the Pathan ruler of Gaur, in case he revolted against the Mughal emperor. The combined forces of Bhurishrestha and Odisha, met the Pathan forces at Tribeni. A heavy battle ensued and the Pathan forces were completely routed. Rajiv Lochan Ray, the brother of Maharaja Rudranarayan, general of Gajapati and the commander-in-chief, of the combined forces showed remarkable valour and bravery. He had literally annihilated the Moslem army. Owing to this victory Maharaja Rudranarayan wrested the control of Saptagram. He built a temple at Tribeni at a ghat at Gajagiri on the banks of Ganga. Conversion of Kalapahad After the defeat in the Battle of Tribeni, Sulaiman Karrani was forced to make peace. He realised that he would never be able to conquer Bhurishrestha unless he could defeat Rajiv Lochan Ray, the brother and general of King Rudranarayan in the battlefield, which was next to impossible. So he invited him to his palace and trapped him into a love affair