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They were all adopted sons of a king named Bali, born by a sage named Gautama Dirghatamas, who lived in Magadha close to the city of Girivraja. [6] Bengal from c. 1100 to c. 600 BCE Bengal and kingdoms in Late Vedic Period c. 1100–600 BCE Bengal from c. 600 to c. 350 BCE Bengal and kingdoms in Mahajanapada Period c. 600–350 BCE Bengal in c ...
The Sena dynasty was a Hindu dynasty during the early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. [3] The empire at its peak covered much of the north-eastern region of the Indian subcontinent. The rulers of the Sena Dynasty traced their origin to the south Indian region of Karnataka. [4]
The Pāla Empire (r. 750–1161 CE) [1] [2] was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, [18] which originated in the region of Bengal.It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffix Pāla ("protector" in Sanskrit).
Deva Dynasty (c. 12th – 13th centuries) was a Bengali Hindu dynasty which originated in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent; the dynasty ruled over eastern Bengal after the Sena dynasty. The capital of the dynasty was Bikrampur in present-day Munshiganj District of Bangladesh .
Mahadeva (1195–1198).[Brother of King Rudradeva] Ganapati deva (1199–1261)[He changed capital from Hanumakonda to Orugallu(present day warangal)] Rudrama Devi (1262–1296)[Only woman ruler of this dynasty] Prataparudra II/ Rudradeva II (1296–1323). [Grandson of Queen Rudrama and last ruler of this dynasty]
However, the Indian National Congress and the Hindu Mahasabha on one side and the Muslim League on the other forced the British viceroy Earl Mountbatten to partition Bengal along religious lines. As a result, Bengal was divided into the state of West Bengal of India and the province of East Bengal under Pakistan, renamed East Pakistan in 1955.
The Sixty Dome Mosque is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Map of Asia in 1415 showing Bengal and other regional states The Indian subcontinent in 1525, with Bengal in the east During the early 15th century, the Ilyas Shahi rule was challenged by Raja Ganesha , a powerful Hindu landowner, who managed to place his son (a convert to Islam), Jalaluddin ...
He was defeated by the Sultan and took shelter in the fort of Kotsima. The army of Bengal attacked Cuttack, the capital of ancient Orissa. Kalapahada, the general of the Sultan, made a devastating attack on Cuttack. In the absence of Mukunda Deva, Ramachandra Bhanja (a feudatory of Sarangagarh) declared himself king of Orissa. On receiving the ...