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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. In ancient times , Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra , Suhma , Vanga , Samatata and Harikela .
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Name Reign Notes Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah: 1352–1358 Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.: Sikandar Shah: 1358–1390 Killed in battle with his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
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The Chalukya dynasty and Mughal Empire forged a close alliance through Akbar and his increasing desire to annex Bengal. Akbar and Mukunda Deva the ruler of the Chalukya dynasty exchanged many gifts in the hopes of defeating Bengal. [73] However the Bhoi dynasty and Chalukya dynasty were defeated leading to Bengali sovereignty over Orissa. [74]
In the early 18th-century, the Nawab of Bengal was the de facto independent ruler of the three regions of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa which constitute the modern-day sovereign country of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. The Bengal Subah reached its peak during the reign of Nawab Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan.
Ballāla Sena or Ballal Sen (Bengali: বল্লাল সেন; reign: 1160–1179), also known as Ballal Sen in vernacular literature, was the second ruler of the Sena dynasty of Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. [1] He was the son and successor of Vijaya Sena, and ended the Pala Empire by defeating Govinda Pala. [2]
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the founder of the Sultanate of Bengal and its inaugural Ilyas Shahi dynasty.The Ilyas Shahi Dynasty ruled Bengal for 145 years (1342–1487), except for a 21-year interregnum by the descendants of Raja Ganesha.