Bangladesh

Studies Lecture-4
 Muslims in India
• Early contacts between Arabs &
Indians
• Rashidun Caliphate
• Umayyad expansion
• Al Hajjaj
• Muhammad bin Qasim
• Afghan rulers
 Muslims in India
• Early Muslim Invasions
• The Slave Dynasty
• The Khilji Dynasty
• The Tughlaq Dynasty
• The Saiyyid
• The Lodhi dynasty
• Mughal dynasty
Early Muslim Invasions
• Muhammad bin Qasim (712)
• Sabuktagin (977-997)
• Mahmud of Ghazni (997-1030)
• Mohammad Ghori (1173-1206)
 The Slave Dynasty
• Qutab-ud-din Aibek (1206- 1211)
• Iltumish (1211 – 1236)
• Razia Sultana (1236-1240)
• Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (1246-1266)
• Ghias Uddin Balban (1266 -1287)
 1290 – 1526
• The Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
• The Tughlaq Dynasty (1320 – 1413)
• The Saiyyid (1414 – 1451)
• The Lodhi dynasty (1451 -1526)
 Medieval Bengal
1204-1757AD
• Phase I - Under Delhi Sultanate
• Phase II- Independent Sultans
• Phase III- Under Moghul Rule
• Phase IV-Independent Nawabs
 Phase I (1204-1342)
• Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammed Bin
Bakhtiyar : conquest of Nadia.
• Who was Bakhtiyar?
• Consolidation of Muslim rule
• Political instabilty
• Muhammed Shiran Khilji (1206-
1208 ) Hussamuddin Iwaj Khilji
(1208-1210)
• Ali Mardan Khilji (1210-1212)
• Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Khilji (1212-
1227)
• Bengal was declared an province of
the Delhi Sultanate, ushering in the
Mamluk or Slave dynasty of Delhi.
• Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak: (1251-
1257)
• Ijjauddin Balban-e-Iuzbaki: (1257-
1259)
• Tatar Khan: (1259-1268)
• Sher Khan: (1268-1272)
• Mughisuddin Tughral : (1272
-1281)
 Phase II (1342-1575)
• Independent local dynasties
• Iliyas Shahi dynasty (1342-1487) is
first independent dynasty.
• Alauddin Husain Shah founded
Husain Shahi dynasty (1494-1538)
 Husain Shahi dynasty (1494-1538)

• Alauddin was elected by nobles

• Territorial expansion (Tripura,
CTG, Orissa etc)
• Religious tolerance. Sri Chaitanna
advocated Vaisnava religion.
• Portuguese came in the 16th century.
• Mughals started coming to borders
of Bengal.
 Baro Bhuiyans
• Isa Khan
• Uthman of Bokainagar.
• Ma'sum Khan Kabuli of Chatmogar
in Pabna
• Madhu Ray of Khalsi.
• Raja Ray of Shahzadpur in
easternPabna
 Mughal Empire
• Babur (1526-1530)
• Humayun (1530-1540; 1555-1556)
• Akbar, the Great (1556-1605)
• Jahangir (1605-1627)
• Shah Jahan (1627- 1658) died 1666
• Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
• Later rulers: 14; last: Bahadur
Shah Jafar II
• (1707-1857)
• Absolute monarchy, unitary state
with federal structure
• Historical era Early modern
• First Battle of Panipat 21 April 1526
• Empire interrupted by Sur Empire
1540-1555
• Death of Aurangzeb 3 March 1707
• Siege of Delhi 21 September 1857
 Capital
 Agra (1526–1540; 1555-1571)
 Fatehpur Sikri (1571–1585)
 Lahore (May 1586–1598)
 Agra (1598–1648)
 Shahjahanabad, Delhi (1648–
1857)
 Akbar’s Naba-Ratna

• Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand Vizier or Prime

Minister(1580-1602) of Akbar
• Raja Todar Mal, Finance Minister and
Commerce Minister of Akbar
• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Defence Minister
of Akbar
• Raja Birbal, Foreign Minister of Akbar
• Mulla Do-Piyaza, Home Minister of Akbar
• Faizi, Education Minister of Akbar and Mentor
of Shahzadas
• Fakir Aziao-Din, Religious Minister of Akbar
• Tansen, Culture Minister and Singer of Akbar
• Raja Man Singh I, Chief of Staff of Akbar's
Mughal Army
• Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand Vizier or Prime Minister(1580-1602) of
Akbar
• Raja Todar Mal, Finance Minister and Commerce Minister of Akbar
• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Defence Minister of Akbar
• Raja Birbal, Foreign Minister of Akbar
• Mulla Do-Piyaza, Home Minister of Akbar
• Faizi, Education Minister of Akbar and Mentor of Shahzadas
• Fakir Aziao-Din, Religious Minister of Akbar
• Tansen, Culture Minister and Singer of Akbar
• Raja Man Singh I, Chief of Staff of Akbar's Mughal Army
 Influence on South Asia
• Administrative reforms
• Art & Culture
• Cuisine
• Architecture
• Infrastructure
• Buildings & gardens
• Urdu Language
• Introduction of Bangali Calendar by Akbar
Subedar/Viceroy/Nawabs of
Bengal