Medieval kingdom in the north-east of the Indian subcontinent
For the princely state in present-day Rajasthan, see Pratapgarh State.
For other places with the same name, see Pratapgarh.
Pratapgarh
প্রতাপগড়
1489–1700s AD
Present-day Karimganj district (blue) and surrounding areas
Capital
Patharkandi
Religion
Islam, Hinduism, Tribal Religions
Government
Monarchy
Raja Sultan
• 1489–1490
Malik Pratap (first)
• c. 1700s
Aftab Uddin (last)
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Independence from Tripura
1489
• Kachari conquest
1700s
Part of a series on the
History of Bengal
Ancient Kingdoms
Pundravardhana
Vanga
Gangaridai
Samatata
Anga
Suhma
Harikela
Classical Dynasties
Bhulua
Nandas
Mayuras
Shungas
Guptas
Varmanas
Gaudiyas
Kamarupa
Jaintia
Gour
Laur
Mallabhum
Bhadras
Khadgas
Palas
Chandras
Devas
Pratapgarh
Taraf
Islamic Bengal
Khalji dynasty
Delhi Sultanate
House of Balban
City states:
Sonargaon
Lakhnauti
Satgaon
Bengal Sultanate:
Ilyas Shahi dynasty
House of Ganesha
Hussain Shahi dynasty
Karrani dynasty
Sur Empire
Twelve Bhuyan Confederacy
Kingdom of Mrauk U
Jaintia Kingdom
Pratapgarh Kingdom
Koch dynasty
Kingdom of Tripura
Kingdom of Bhurshut
Mughal Empire:
Bengal Subah
Burdwan Raj
Rajshahi Raj
Nadia Raj
Bettiah Raj
Nawabs of Bengal
Zamindars
Maratha expeditions in Bengal
Colonial Bengal
Portuguese Chittagong
Dutch Bengal
French Bengal
Danish Bengal
Austrian Bengal
British Bengal
Battle of Plassey
Bengal famine of 1770
Santal Revolt
Chuar rebellion
Indian Mutiny of 1857
Bihar famine of 1873–74
Partition of Bengal (1905)
Eastern Bengal and Assam
Bengali Renaissance
Bengal famine of 1943
Direct Action Day
Radcliffe Line
Partition of Bengal (1947)
Post-partition era
East Bengal/East Pakistan(1947–1971)
East Bengali refugees
History of East Pakistan
1964 East Pakistan riots
Bengali Language Movement
Bangladesh Liberation War
West Bengal (1947–present)
History of West Bengal
Left Front
Naxalism
Marichjhapi massacre
Nandigram violence
Bangladesh (1971–present)
History of Bangladesh
History of Bangladesh after independence
Military coups
1990 Mass Uprising
Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord
2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis
Vision 2021 and Digital Bangladesh
Smart Bangladesh
Related
Architecture of Bengal
Bangamata
Bangladesh–India border
History of the taka
Muslin trade in Bengal
Timeline of Bangladeshi history
v
t
e
The Pratapgarh Kingdom (Bengali: প্রতাপগড় রাজ্য) was a medieval state in the north-east of the Indian subcontinent. Composed of the present-day Indian district of Karimganj, as well as parts of Tripura State and Sylhet, Bangladesh, the kingdom was ruled by a line of Muslim monarchs over a mixed population of Hindu and Islamic adherents. It was bordered by the larger kingdoms of Kachar, Tripura and Bengal.
Centred around the hilly, forested region which forms the modern border between eastern Bangladesh and India, the lands which later formed Pratapgarh were initially under the control of the rulers of Tripura and were principally inhabited by Hindu tribes. It is believed that during the latter years of the 15th century AD, the area was seceded by Malik Pratap, a landowner of mixed native and Persian ancestry, who established the kingdom and from whom it may have received its name. Under the rule of his grandson, Sultan Bazid, the influence of Pratapgarh reached its zenith, developing into a significant cultural centre. It also became a notable military power, defeating the stronger kingdom of Kachar as well as engaging against the dominance of Bengal. It was during this time that the state enjoyed its territorial peak, having briefly captured Sylhet from the latter.
Pratapgarh was eventually captured and dissolved by Kachar during the early 18th century, with its ruling family later only governing as Zamindars under the British. However, the kingdom's legacy continued to have a notable impact in the region, with its name being borne by subsequent administrative divisions in the area and its history and legends surviving as oral traditions among the local population.
and 26 Related for: Pratapgarh Kingdom information
The PratapgarhKingdom (Bengali: প্রতাপগড় রাজ্য) was a medieval state in the north-east of the Indian subcontinent. Composed of the present-day Indian...
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, city Pratapgarh, Tripura PratapgarhKingdom, a medieval kingdom in what is now north-east India and Bangladesh Pratapgarh (Lok...
Vaṅga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division within the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the...
The Gauḍa Kingdom (Gauṛa Rājya), was a classic kingdom during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the Gauda region of...
The Kingdom of Laur was one of the many petty kingdoms of the Sylhet region. Others included the Gour Kingdom, Ita Kingdom, Taraf Kingdom, Pratapgarh Kingdom...
its ancient name was Mālinī. The other important cities within the Aṅga kingdom included Assapura (Sanskrit: Aśvapura) and Bhaddiya (Sanskrit: Bhadrika)...
became home to many more independent petty kingdoms such as Jaintia, Gour, Laur, and later Taraf, Pratapgarh, Jagannathpur, Chandrapur and Ita. After the...
from 1513, Hussain Shah annexed large parts of the Twipra Kingdom. The PratapgarhKingdom came under Bengali suzerainty. Hussain Shah also waged several...
Suhma Kingdom was an ancient kingdom during the Late Vedic period on the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal...
Bangladesh) died, the district was seized by ruler of the neighbouring kingdom of Pratapgarh, Sultan Bazid. One of Husain Shah's nobles, a Hindu convert named...
Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom (Sanskrit: Puṇḍravardhana), was an ancient kingdom of Iron Age South Asia located in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent...
ভবশঙ্করী, romanized: Maharanī Bhavaśaṅkarī) was a ruler of Bhurishreshtha kingdom of Bengal. After her husband's death, she ruled the country as the Queen...
proclamation "conqueror of Kamrupa, Kamata, Jajnagar and Orissa". The PratapgarhKingdom came under Bengali suzerainty. The island of Chandradwip was annexed...
Partition of Bengal (1947). The region of Karimganj was under the rule of PratapgarhKingdom from 1489-1700s. In 1947, when a plebiscite was held in Sylhet of...
region was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Gangaridai, a powerful kingdom whose war elephant forces led the withdrawal of Alexander the Great from...
Harikela (Bengali: হরিকেল) was an ancient kingdom located in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Originally, it was an independent township...
The Kingdom of Bhulua (Bengali: ভুলুয়া রাজ্য, romanized: Bhulua Rajjo) was a kingdom and later a zamindari covering the present-day Noakhali region of...
-Sakala-Bhupati-Chakravarti. The inscriptional evidences show that his kingdom was extended up to the present-day Comilla-Noakhali-Chittagong region....
was greatly loved by the queen; when she had murdered her husband, the kingdom fell to him. Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 17.93. Translated...
The Battle of Pratapgad took place on 10 November 1659, at Pratapgarh Fort in Satara. The battle was fought between the Maratha forces led by Shivaji and...
Later it was a neighbor to the Pala Empire to the north. Rulers of Chandra kingdom were adherents of Buddhism. The Kings of Chandra dynasty were identified...
Global Information
