15th Century States Bengal, Assam, Orissa
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- The rise of 15th century states had threatened the centralized power of Delhi Sultanate and finally led to the disintegration of the Empire.
- It was Mughals who once again established a centralized state system in India.
Bengal
- After the death of Bahrain Khan, the Governor of Sonara-on, Fakividdin. Mubarak Shah succeeded and declared him indpendent;
- Fakruddin Mubarak adopted the title Yamin Khalifa-i-Allah;
- He died in 1349 - 50;
- He was succeeded by his son Ikhtyaruddin Gazi Shah, but in 1353, East Bengal was conquered by Samsuddin Qiyas Shah and he became the Sultan;
- Samsuddin defeated Tirhut (Muzaffarpur in Bihar) ;
- He conquered some areas of Nepal and reached upto Kathmandu;
- During his Orissa expedition he defeated Bhanu Dev U, who was Ganga Raja;
- Next King was Sultan Sikandar Elyasi Shahi
- He was the son of Samsuddin Eliyas Shah;
- He was defeated by Firoze Shah Tughlak;
- He was succeeded by Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah (1389 - 1409) ;
- He was friend of famous poet Hafiz of Shiraz;
- His reign was famous for Justice;
- He sent his envoys to China in 1405 and 1409;
- He was succeeded by Saifuddin Hamza (1410 - 1412) ;
- He was succeeded by Allauddin Firoz Shah (1414 - 1415) ;
- Raja Ganesha was the local Zamindar of Dinajpur;
- He usurped the throne; when Sultan Ebrahim invaded Bengal, Ganesha fled;
- Next in succession was Jallaluddin Md. Shah, whose reign lasted upto 1431;
- Some historians say that Jalaluddin Md. Shah was Rasa. QassesSsa: ,
- He was succeeded by Samsuddin Ahmad Shah (1431 - 1435) ;
Restoration of Dyas Sahi Dynasty
- The first king of Iliyas Shahi, after their restoration was Nasiraddin Md. Shah (1437 - 1459) ;
- He transferred his capital to Gaur;
- The next king was Ruknuddin Barbak Shah;
Rukimddin
- Barbak Shah (1459 - 1474)
- Shah Ismail Gazi, a popular saint of N. Bengal, lived during his reign;
- Maladhar Basu, writer of Sri Krishna Vijay, was awarded the title Gunraj Khan;
Samsuddin
- Yasuf Shah (1474 - 1481)
- He built the Jami Mosque at Darrasabari;
Jallaluddin
- Fath Shah (1481 - 1487)
- He was the last king of Ilyas Shahi dynasty;
- Saifuddin Firoz (1487 - 14901)
- He was an Abyssinian;
- Nasiruddin Mehmood (1490 - 1491)
- Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah (1491 - 1493)
- Allauddin Hussain Shah (1493 - 1519)
- Nusrat Shah (1519 - 1532) :
- He translated Mahabarat into Bengali;
- He was succeeded by Allauddin Firoze;
- Allauddin Firoze (1532 - 1538)
Assam
- In 1204, Bakhtiyar Khilji tried to conquer Assam but failed;
- Assam was divided into 3 parts
- West Assam - was under Kanata dynasty;
- East Assam was under Ahom dynasty;
- Some parts of Assam were under Bhuyan - small
- Poet Shankar Dev lived during this period;
Orissa
Gangchoda Dynasty
- The most important king was Ananda Varman;
- He built Jagannath Temple at Puri and Sun Temple of Konark;
- Firoze Shah Tughlak in 1360, raided Ganga Choda dynasty;
- He destroyed the Jagannath Temple;
- King Bhanuder submitted to Firoz Shah Tughlak;
Gaiapati Dynasty
- It was founded by Kapilendra;
Bhoj Dynasty
- It was founded by Govinda;