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The Rise and Fall of the Bengal Sultanate: From Independence to Mughal Conquest
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna explore the Bengal Sultanate, a powerful independent kingdom that ruled from 1342 to 1576. They trace its origins with Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, who united Bengal and resisted the Delhi Sultanate, and follow its golden age under rulers like Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah and Alauddin Husain Shah. The discussion covers the sultanate's cultural achievements, including temple-building and the development of the Bengali language, as well as its military conflicts with the Mughals, the Afghan Suri dynasty, and the rising Portuguese…
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