Puppet state of the East India Company (1757–1803)
Capital
Tanda (1576–1590)[1]
Akbarnagar (1595–96; 1639–1660)[2]
Jahangirnagar (1608–39; 1660–1711)[3]
Murshidabad (1711–1763)
Munger (1763–1765)
Common languages
Persian (official)
Bengali (official)
Arabic (religious)
Religion
Shia Islam (dynastic)[4][5]
Sunni Islam (majority)
Hinduism and other Indian religions
Government
Viceroyalty (1576–1717)
Absolute monarchy (1717–1757)
Oligarchy with restricted monarchial figurehead (1757–1803)
Subahdars/Nawab Nazims (see below)
Historical era
Early modern period
• Battle of Raj Mahal
1576
• Baro Bhuiyan revolt
1571–1611
• Establishment of Jahangirnagar
1608
• de facto independence from Mughal Empire
1717
• Maratha invasions
1741–1751
• Battle of Plassey
1757
• Battle of Buxar
1764
• Grant of revenue to Company
1765
• Grant of judiciary to Company
1793
• Accession to Bengal Presidency
1803
Currency
Taka
Preceded by
Succeeded by
1576: Bengal Sultanate
1610: Baro Bhuiyan
1666: Portuguese Chittagong
Kingdom of Mrauk U
Bengal Presidency
Today part of
Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
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History of Bangladesh
Etymology
Timeline
Traditional
Urheimat
Ancient
Neolithic, c. 7600 – c. 3300 BCE
Bronze Age, c. 3300 – c. 1200 BCE
Iron Age, c. 1200 – c. 200 BCE
Janapada, c. 1200 – c. 600 BCE
Northern Black Polished Ware, c. 700 – c. 200 BCE
Pundra Kingdom, c. 700 – c. 200 BCE
Bengal in Mahabharata, c. 400 – c. 325 BCE
Gangaridai Kingdom, c. 350 – c. 325 BCE
Mauryan Empire, c. 325 – c. 185 BCE
Samatata Kingdom, c. 232 BCE – c. 800 AD
Shunga-Kushan Period, c. 185 BCE – c. 75 AD
Southwestern Silk Road, c. 114 BCE – c. 1450 AD
Indo-Roman trade relations, c. 30 BCE – c. 600 AD
Classical
Gupta Empire, c. 240 – c. 550 AD
Harikela Kingdom, c. 600 - c. 650
Gauda Kingdom, c. 590 – c. 626
Gour (Sylhet), c. 600 – c. 1303
Khadga dynasty, c. 650 – c. 750
Pala Empire, c. 750 – c. 1100
Arrival of Islam, c. 800 – c. 1050
Candra dynasty, c. 900 – c. 1050
Sena dynasty, c. 1070 – c. 1320
Deva dynasty, c. 1100 – c. 1250
Mediaeval
Bhulua (Noakhali), c. 1203 – c. 1600s
Delhi Sultanate, c. 1204 – c. 1338
Mamluk Dynasty
Khalji Dynasty
Tugluq Dynasty
Sonargaon Sultanate, c. 1338 – c. 1352
Bengal Sultanate, c. 1352 – c. 1576
Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Hussain Shahi dynasty
Karrani dynasty
Suri Dynasty, c. 1540 – c. 1556
Twelve Bhuyans, c. 1550 – c. 1620
Porto Grande de Bengala, c. 1528 – c. 1666
Chittagong-Arakan Kingdom, c. 1530 – c. 1666
Mughal Empire, c. 1576 – c. 1717
Bengal Subah
Modern
Nawabs of Bengal, c. 1717 – c. 1757
Company Raj, c. 1757 – c. 1858
Bengal famine of 1770
Faraizi Movement, c. 1818 – c. 1884
The Great Rebellion, c. 1857 – c. 1858
British Raj, c. 1858 – c. 1947
Bengal Renaissance
Partition of Bengal (1905)
Eastern Bengal and Assam
Bengal famine of 1943
Prime Minister of Bengal
Noakhali riots
East Bengal, c. 1947 – c. 1955
Partition of Bengal (1947)
East Bengali refugees
Bengali Language Movement
East Pakistan, c. 1955 – c. 1971
1964 East Pakistan riots
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Six Point Movement
1969 uprising in East Pakistan
Pakistani general election, 1970
Non-cooperation movement, 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War, c. 1971
Declaration of Independence
Provisional Government of Bangladesh
1971 Bangladesh Genocide (Rape)
Bangladesh Forces
Surrender of Pakistan
Contemporary
Post-independence years, 1972 – 1975
Bangladesh famine of 1974
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League
Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Jail Killing Day
Military rule, 1975 – 1990
Military coups in Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict
1990 Mass Uprising
Transition to democracy, 1991 – 2008
Caretaker government of Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord
2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis
Present parliamentary era, 2009– present
Vision 2021 and Digital Bangladesh
International Crimes Tribunal
Quota reform movement
2021 Bangladesh Communal Violence
Smart Bangladesh
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Prehistoric
Madrasian culture
Soanian, c. 500,000 BCE
Neolithic, c. 7600 – c. 1000 BCE
Bhirrana 7570 – 6200 BCE
Jhusi 7106 BCE
Lahuradewa 7000 BCE
Mehrgarh 7000 – 2600 BCE
South Indian Neolithic 3000 – 1000 BCE
Ancient
Indus Valley civilization, c. 3300 – c. 1700 BCE
Post Indus Valley Period (Cemetery H Culture), c. 1700 – c. 1500 BCE
Vedic civilization, c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE
Kuru Kingdom, c. 1200 - c. 500 BCE
Early Vedic Period
Rise of Śramaṇa movement
Later Vedic Period
Spread of Jainism – Parshvanatha
Spread of Jainism – Mahavira
Rise of Buddhism
Kingdom of Magadha
Haryanka Dynasty c. 544 – c. 413 BCE
Shaishunaga Dynasty c. 413 – c. 345 BCE
Nanda Dynasty, c. 345 – c. 322 BCE
Mahajanapadas, c. 500 – c. 345 BCE
Classical
Kingdom of Magadha
Maurya Dynasty, c. 322 – c. 185 BCE
Shunga Dynasty, c. 185 – c. 75 BCE
Kanva Dynasty, c. 75 – c. 30 BCE
Sangam period
Kushan Dynasty, c. 30 – c. 230 CE
Satavahana Dynasty, c. 30 BCE – c. 220 CE
Gupta Dynasty, c. 200 – c. 550 CE
Early medieval
Chalukya Dynasty, c. 543 – c. 753 CE
Harsha's Dynasty, c. 606 CE – c. 647 CE
Karakota Dynasty, c. 724 – c. 760 CE
Arab Invasion, c. 738 CE
Tripartite Struggle, c. 760 – c. 973 CE
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty
Rastrakuta Dynasty
Pala Dynasty
Chola Dynasty, c. 848 – c. 1251 CE
2nd Chalukya Dynasty, c. 973 – c. 1187 CE
Late medieval
Delhi Sultanate, c. 1206 – c. 1526 CE
Slave Dynasty
Khalji Dynasty
Tugluq Dynasty
Sayyid Dynasty
Lodhi Dynasty
Pandyan Dynasty, c. 1251 – c. 1323 CE
Vijayanagara, c. 1336 – c. 1646 CE
Bengal Sultanate, c. 1342 – c. 1576 CE
Early modern
Mughal Dynasty, c. 1526 – c. 1540 CE
Suri Dynasty, c. 1540 – c. 1556 CE
Mughal Dynasty, c. 1556 – c. 1857 CE
Bengal Subah, c. 1576 – c. 1757 CE
Maratha Empire, c. 1674 – c. 1818 CE
Company Raj, c. 1757 – c. 1858 CE
Kingdom of Mysore, c. 1760 – c. 1799 CE
Sikh Empire, c. 1799 – c. 1849 CE
Modern
The Great Rebellion, 1857 – 1858 CE
British Raj, 1858 – 1947 CE
Independence Movement
Independent India, 1947 CE – present
Dominion of India, 1947 – 1950 CE
Republic of India, 1950 CE – present
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The Bengal Subah, also referred to as Mughal Bengal, was the largest subdivision of the Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal region, which includes modern-day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and some parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha between the 16th and 18th centuries. The state was established following the dissolution of the Bengal Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world, when the region was absorbed into the Mughal Empire. Bengal was the wealthiest region in the Indian subcontinent.
Bengal Subah has been variously described the "Paradise of Nations"[6] and the "Golden Age of Bengal".[7] It alone accounted for 40% of Dutch imports from Asia.[8] The eastern part of Bengal was globally prominent in industries such as textile manufacturing and shipbuilding,[9] and it was a major exporter of silk and cotton textiles, steel, saltpeter, and agricultural and industrial produce in the world.[10] The region was also the basis of the Anglo-Bengal War.[11]
By the 18th century, Bengal emerged as a semi-independent state, under the rule of the Nawabs of Bengal, who acted on Mughal sovereignty. It started to undergo proto-industrialization, making significant contributions to the first Industrial Revolution,[12][13][14][15] especially industrial textile manufacturing. In 1757 and 1764, the Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar, and Bengal came under British influence. It was deindustrialized[12][13][14][10] after being conquered by the British East India Company. In 1765, Emperor Shah Alam II granted revenue rights over Bengal to the Company and the judicial rights in 1793. In 1803, the Emperor ceased to be the suzerain of the Company and the "Province of Bengal, Behar and Orissa" of the Mughal Empire was thus formally annexed into the Presidency of Fort William of the East India Company.[16] In 1813, the East India Company Act 1813 transferred sovereignty of the Company's territories to the Crown.
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^Rieck, Andreas (15 January 2016). The Shias of Pakistan: An Assertive and Beleaguered Minority. Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-19-061320-4.
^Steel, Tim (19 December 2014). "The paradise of nations". Op-ed. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^Islam, Sirajul (1992). History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971: Economic history. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 978-984-512-337-2.
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^Indrajit Ray (2011). Bengal Industries and the British Industrial Revolution (1757-1857). Routledge. pp. 57, 90, 174. ISBN 978-1-136-82552-1. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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^Vaughn, James M. (March 2018). "John Company Armed: The English East India Company, the Anglo-Mughal War and Absolutist Imperialism, c . 1675–1690". Britain and the World. 11 (1): 101–137. doi:10.3366/brw.2017.0283.
^ abJunie T. Tong (2016). Finance and Society in 21st Century China: Chinese Culture Versus Western Markets. CRC Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-317-13522-7.
^ abJohn L. Esposito, ed. (2004). The Islamic World: Past and Present. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-19-516520-3. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ abIndrajit Ray (2011). Bengal Industries and the British Industrial Revolution (1757-1857). Routledge. pp. 7–10. ISBN 978-1-136-82552-1. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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The BengalSubah, also referred to as Mughal Bengal, was the largest subdivision of the Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal region, which includes...
Bengal (Bengali: বাংলার নবাব, bāṅglār nôbāb) was the hereditary ruler of BengalSubah in Mughal India. In the early 18th-century, the Nawab of Bengal...
of Bengal (1742–1751), also known as the Maratha expeditions in Bengal, were the frequent invasions by the Maratha forces in the BengalSubah (Bengal, Bihar...
including Agra (in Agra Subah) with up to 800,000 people, Lahore (in Lahore Subah) with up to 700,000 people, Dhaka (in BengalSubah) with over 1 million...
become the largest and surpassed Qing dynasty and Europe, where from BengalSubah alone, the province statistically has contributed to 12% of Gross domestic...
of the sultanate, Bengal came under the suzerainty of the Mughal Empire, as its wealthiest province. Under the Mughals, BengalSubah rose to global prominence...
A Subah was the term for a province (state) in the Mughal Empire. The term was also used by other polities of the Indian subcontinent. The word is derived...
period, the Bengal Sultanate had its own military, and took part in various wars and armed conflicts. In 1576, the Mughal Empire conquered Bengal and turned...
trade in the wealthy BengalSubah in the east. However, the power of the Mughal Empire declined from 1707, as the Nawab of Bengal in Murshidabad became...
Calcutta (now Kolkata) and south of Murshidabad in West Bengal, then capital of BengalSubah. The belligerents were the British East India Company, and...
Plassey in 1757. The company gained the right to collect revenue in Bengalsubah (province) in 1765 with the signing of the treaty between the East India...
French revolutionary from Bengal, possibly of African descent, who as a boy at 11 was taken from Chittagong, BengalSubah, Mughal Empire (now Bangladesh)...
(spiced minced meat) and/or egg. It is believed to have originated in the BengalSubah during the time of the Mughal Empire as a derivative of the Turkish Gözleme...
was the capital of BengalSubah for 75 years. In 1666, the Mughals expelled the Arakanese from the port of Chittagong. Mughal Bengal attracted foreign...
This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times...
from 1576 to 1765 and was commonly known as BengalSubah.[citation needed] The Mughal Emperors considered Bengal their most prized province. The Mughal emperor...
Jharkhand. It is situated at the banks of Ganges and was former capital of BengalSubah under Mughal governor, Man Singh I. 15km 10miles R A J M A H A L H I...
leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer born in Jhenaidah, BengalSubah. Regarded as an icon of Bengali culture, he inspired and influenced many...
global GDP, before fragmenting and being conquered over the next century. BengalSubah, the empire's wealthiest province, that solely accounted for 40% of Dutch...
Nawabs of Bengal from 1717 onwards. Bengal was lost to British powers after 1772 which reorganised the borders of the former BengalSubah. The Treaty...
Mahal when the last reigning Sultan of Bengal was defeated by the forces of Akbar. The Mughal province of BengalSubah was created. The eastern deltaic Bhati...
The Malwa Subah was one of the original twelve Subahs (imperial provinces) of the Mughal Empire, including Gondwana, from 1568-1743. Its seat was Ujjain...
established Bikrampur as one of the 52 parganas of Sonargaon sarkar in Bengalsubah during his administrative reforms in 1572–1580. During his time, Chand...
capital of the BengalSubah for seventy years, with a jurisdiction covering modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa...
Nawab Murshid Quli Khan made Murshidabad the capital city of BengalSubah, comprising Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. The family of Jagat Seth maintained their...
centuries. The region forms the eastern part of the historic region of Bengal. The muslin trade at one time made the Ganges delta and what is now Bangladesh...