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This article is about the Mughal conquest of the present-day Barisal region. For Pakistani naval operation to takeover Barisal, see Operation Barisal.
Conquest of Bakla
Part of Mughal conquest of Bengal
Date
December 1611
Location
Chandradwip
Result
Mughal victory Effective end of Chandradwip Kingdom Establishment of Sarkar-i-Bakla
Territorial changes
Chandradwip Kingdom formally annexed to Mughal Bengal
Belligerents
Mughal Empire
Supported by:
Bhusna Raj
Chandradwip Kingdom
Supported by:
Portuguese and Dutch allies
Commanders and leaders
Islam Khan I
Commander-in-chief Syed Hakim
Syed Kasu
Mirza Nuruddin
Islam Quli
Ulfat Ghazi
Supported by:
Satrajit of Bhusna|Raja Satrajit
Ramchandra Basu
Jiban Krishna Roy
Ram Mohan Mal
Supported by:
João Geri
Nana Fernandes
Strength
Large fleet, 3,000 infantry and 20 elephants
100,000 infantry
Supported by:
10,000 infantry and artillery
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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
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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
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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
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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
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