Sultanate of Bengal
Saltanat-e-Bangālā
শাহী বাংলা
سلطنت بنگال
1352–1576
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At its greatest extent, the Bengal Sultanate's realm and protectorates stretched from Jaunpur in North India in the west to Tripura and Arakan in the east
At its greatest extent, the Bengal Sultanate's realm and protectorates stretched from Jaunpur in North India in the west to Tripura and Arakan in the east
StatusSultanate
(1352-1539 and 1554-1576)
Province of Sur Empire (1539-1554)
CapitalPandua (1352–1450)
Sonargaon (1390–1411)
Gaur (1450–1565)
Tanda (1565–1576)
Common languagesPersian (official)
Bengali (official)
Arabic (religious)
Religion
State religion: Sunni Islam (Hanafi), Hinduism: Majority, Buddhism: Minority
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Sultan 
• 1342–1358
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah (first)
• 1572–1576
Daud Khan Karrani (last)
History 
• Unification of Bengal
1352
• Bengal Sultanate–Delhi Sultanate War and Independence from Delhi
1353-1359
• Raja Ganesha Coup d'état
1414
• Bengal Sultanate–Jaunpur Sultanate War
1415-1420
• Reconquest of Arakan
1429-1430
• Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U and conquest of Chittagong
1512-1516
• Sher Shah Suri takeover of Bengal
1539
• Restoration of Bengal Sultanate
1554
• Mughal invasion of Bengal
1572–1576
• Baro-Bhuyan resistance
1576–1611
• Establishment of Bengal Subah
1576
CurrencyTaka
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Delhi Sultanate
Sonargaon Sultanate
Satgaon Sultanate
Kingdom of Mrauk U
Kingdom of Twipra
Pratapgarh Kingdom
Chandradwip
Karrani rule in Orissa
Mughal Empire
Bengal Subah
Suri Empire
Kingdom of Twipra
Pratapgarh Kingdom
Baro-Bhuyan
Kingdom of Mrauk U
Today part ofBangladesh
India
Myanmar
Nepal