Latest / The Hidden History of Bengal: Kingdoms, Empires, and Revolution — Fexingo History
Mughal Bengal's Pirate Republic: The Madness of Musa Khan
In the early 17th century, as the Mughal Empire expanded into Bengal, it encountered a bizarre obstacle: a confederation of Afghans, Hindu zamindars, and Portuguese pirates who had turned the Ganges delta into a pirate republic. At its heart was Musa Khan, the teenage son of a fallen Afghan sultan, who led a guerrilla war from the waterlogged stronghold of Bhati. Lucas and Luna explore how this unlikely rebellion nearly broke Mughal power in Bengal, the role of the Portuguese 'firangis' with their gunboats, and how Emperor Jahangir's general Islam Khan Chishti finally crushed…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.