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Following Delhi Sultanate's reign, the Bengal Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world, [5] was founded by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, and ruled by the Ilyas Shahi dynasty, succeeded by the Hussain Shahi dynasty founded by Alauddin Husain Shah, which saw the extension of the sultanate to the port of Chittagong, witnessing the arrival of the earliest Portuguese merchants.
Ilyas Shah founded the Ilyas Shahi dynasty which ruled Bengal for fifteen decades. His son and successor Sikandar Shah defeated Delhi Sultan Firuz Shah Tughluq during the second Siege of Ekdala Fort in 1359. A peace treaty was signed between Delhi and Bengal, with the former recognizing the independence of the latter.
The Bengal renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the 19th and early 20th centuries in the region of Bengal in undivided India during the period of British rule. Historian Nitish Sengupta describes it as having started with reformer and humanitarian Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1775–1833), and ended with Asia's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). [ 93 ]
- Bengal Sultanate: A Brief History
- Bengal Sultanate: Key Facts
- Bengal Sultanate Rulers in Chronological Order
- Administration and Military Under Bengal Sultanate
- Conclusion
In the 1200s, Bengal became assimilated into the Delhi Sultanate. Between 1202 and 1204, during the rule of Muhammad of Ghor, Bakhtiar Khilji conquered Gauda.Bengal was ruled by a number of Khalji Maliks after Bakhtiar Khalji was killed by his own officer in 1206.After it, Delhi Sultan Iltutmish sent forces led by his son Nasir-ud-din Mahmud to bring Bengal under the direct rule of the Delhi Sultans.Bengal was made a province of Delhi in 1225 by Iltutmish.The Bengal Sultanate was mentioned as the “Richest Country to Trade With” by European and Chinese traders. Due to the abundance of resources in Bengal, the region was a prosperous kingdom.
Bengal Sultanate had different dynasties to rule the Bengal region. These dynasties were Ilyas Shahi Dynasty, Ganesha Dynasty, and Hussain Shahi Dynasty. Let’s see the major rulers of these dynasties.
Absolute monarchy prevailed throughout the Bengal Sultanate. A Persianate civilization was fostered by the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. It reflected the monarchy and diplomacy of Pre-Islamic Persia. The capital city courts retained Islam as the official religion and used a hierarchical administration. More indigenous people entered the courts as Jalaluddin...
The Bengal Sultanate, which was in the convergence of contemporary South Asia and Southeast Asia, was a regional power and a melting pot of various Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. Through a network of administrative hubs that acted as regional capitals and mints for its currency, the Bengal Sultanate ruled its lands. These cities served as district...
Oct 2, 2020 · He became the sultan of the kingdom of Lakhnauti in 1342 and after conquering the kingdom of Sonargoan in 1352, he became the sole ruler of whole Bengal and thus he became the founder of a sultanate of the unified Bengal. He founded the Ilyas Shahi dynasty which ruled Bengal for 73 years (1342–1415) and after a gap of 20 years (1415–1435 ...
Akbar brought Bengal under the purview of the Mughals. Till 1717, governors appointed by Delhi ruled the region, now a province of the Mughul empire. 1717 – 1765: The Nawabs . For this short, 40-year period, the independent Nawabs of Murshidabad ruled Bengal. Theoretically the Nawabs took their orders from Delhi.
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May 2, 2022 · Known as the last Hindu kings of Bengal, the Sena Dynasty ruled from the mid-11th century until defeated by the Muslims at the start of the 13th century. The kings of the Sena Empire, who were part of the Brahmin top-echelon caste in India, originally came from Karnata in southern India before they moved to the Bengali region.
