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List of rulers of Bengal

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This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma, Anga, Vanga, Rarh and Harikela. Along with Bihar, parts of northwestern Bengal were also incorporated into the kingdom of Magadha.
Under the Mauryas, much of Bengal was conquered save for the far eastern Bengali kingdoms which continued to exist as tributary states before succumbing to the Guptas. With the fall of the Gupta Empire, Bengal was united under a single local ruler, Shashanka, for the first time. With the collapse of his kingdom, Bengal split up into petty kingdoms once more.
With the rise of Gopala, Bengal was united once more under the Pala Empire, Chandra dynasty, Sena dynasty and deva dynasty. After them, Bengal was ruled by the Muslim dynasties followed by the British. In 1947, Bengal was partitioned, making West Bengal part of India and the East Bengal part of Pakistan. East Bengal then became an independent country, Bangladesh, following the Bangladesh Liberation War.

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[edit] Ancient Period

[edit] Legendary kings of Magadha: Brihadratha Dynasty (c. 1700-799 BC)

[edit] Pradyota Dynasty (799-684 BC)

[edit] Shishunaga Dynasty (684-424 BC)

[edit] Nanda Dynasty (424-321 BC)

[edit] Maurya Dynasty (324-184 BC)

[edit] Shunga Dynasty (185-73 BC)

[edit] Kanva Dynasty (73-43 BC)

[edit] Gupta Empire (c. 240-550 CE)

[edit] Gauda Kingdom

[edit] Khadga kingdom

[edit] Pala Empire

[edit] Chandra Dynasty

[edit] Sena Dynasty

[edit] Deva Dynasty

[edit] Medieval Period

[edit] Khilji Dynasty

[edit] Governors of Bengal under Mameluk rule of Delhi Sultanate

[edit] Independent Balban Dynasty

Name Reign Notes
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan 1281 –1291 As governor of Lakhnauti in 1281–1287 and as independent Sultan in 1287–1291.
Rukunuddin Kaikaus 1291–1300 First Muslim ruler to conquer Satgaon kingdom. Divided Bengal into two parts - Bihar and Lakhnauti.
Shamsuddin Firoz Shah 1300–1322 First Muslim ruler to conquer Sonargaon region.
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah 1322–1324 Lost independence of Bengal to Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

[edit] Governors of Bengal under Delhi Sultanate of Tughlaqs

Name Region Reign Notes
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah Sonargaon 1324–1328
Bahram Khan Sonargaon 1328–1338
Qadar Khan Lakhnauti 1328–1336
Mukhlis Lakhnauti 1336–1339
Azam Khan Satgaon 1324–1328
Izzuddin Yahya Satgaon 1328–1339

[edit] Independent Sultans of Bengal during Delhi Sultanate of Tughlaqs

Name Region Reign Notes
Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah Sonargaon 1338–1349
Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah Sonargaon 1349–1352
Ilyas Shah Satgaon 1339–1342
Alauddin Ali Shah Lakhnauti 1339–1342
Ilyas Shah Lakhnauti and Satgaon 1342–1352

[edit] First rule of Ilyas Shahi dynasty

Main Article: Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Name Reign Notes
Ilyas Shah 1352–1358 Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.
Sikandar Shah 1358–1390 Assassinated by his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah 1390–1411
Saifuddin Hamza Shah 1411–1412
Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah 1412–1414

[edit] House of Raja Ganesha

[edit] Second rule of Ilyas Shahi dynasty

Main Article: Ilyas Shahi dynasty

[edit] Habshi dynasty

[edit] Hussain Shahi dynasty

[edit] Governors of the Sur dynasty

Name Reign Notes
Sher Shah Suri 1538–1539 Defeated Mughals and became the ruler of Delhi in 1540.
Khidr Khan 1538–1541 Attempted to declare independence from Delhi in 1541.
Qazi Fazilat 1541–1545
Muhammad Khan Sur 1545-1554 Declared independence from Delhi in 1554.

[edit] Muhammad Shahi dynasty

[edit] Karrani dynasty (Mughal vassals)

[edit] Mughal Subahdars of Bengal Subah (1565 – 1717)

[edit] During the reign of Akbar

[edit] During the reign of Jahangir

Name Reign Notes
Qutubuddin Koka September 2, 1606 – 1607 killed in a battle against Sher Afghan
Jahangir Quli Beg 1607–1608 In early life, a slave of Akbar's brother, Mirza Muhammad Hakim
Islam Khan Chishti 1608-1613 first governor to transfer the Bengal capital to Dhaka on April 1612
Qasim Khan Chishti 1613-1617 younger brother of Islam Khan Chishti
Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang 1617-1624 died in an attack by Prince Shahjahan
Mahabat Khan 1625-1626
Mukarram Khan 1626-1627
Fidai Khan 1627-1628

[edit] During the reign of Shah Jahan

[edit] During the reign of Aurangzeb

[edit] Post Aurangzeb Subahdars

[edit] Nawabs of Bengal

[edit] Nawabs of Murshidabad

[edit] Hindu Raj

[edit] Maharajas of Bhurshut

[edit] Maharajas of Bankura

[edit] Maharajas of Koch kingdom

[edit] Maharajas of Midnapore

[edit] Maharajas of Jessore kingdom

[edit] Maharajas of Khulna

[edit] Maharajas of Sripur

[edit] Maharajas of Nadia

[edit] British Colonial Period

[edit] Chief Agents (1701–1756)

[edit] Governors (1757–1854)

[edit] Lieutenant-Governors (1854–1912)

[edit] Governors (1912–1947)

[edit] After Independence of India and Pakistan

British colonial period ended when India and Pakistan became independent nations in 1947. Bengal fell into two parts - one in India, named West Bengal and the other part in Pakistan as East Pakistan.

[edit] Governors of West Bengal

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari 1947 1948
2 Kailash Nathi Katju 1948 1951
3 Harendra Coomar Mookerjee 1951 1956
4 Phani Bhusan Chakraborty 1956 1956
5 Padmaja Naidu 1956 1967
6 Dharma Vira 1967 1969
7 Deep Narayan Sinha 1969 1969
8 Shanti Swaroop Dhavan 1969 1971
9 Anthony Lancelot Dias 1971 1979
10 Tribhuvana Narayana Singh 1979 1981
11 Bhairab Dutt Pande 1981 1983
12 Anant Prasad Sharma 1983 1984
13 Satish Chandra 1984 1984
14 Uma Shankar Dikshit 1984 1986
15 Nurul Hasan 1986 1989
16 T. V. Rajeshwar 1989 1990
17 Nurul Hasan 1990 1993
18 B. Satyanarayan Reddy 1993 1993
19 K.V. Raghunatha Reddy 1993 1998
20 A.R. Kidwai 1998 1999
21 Shyamal Kumar Sen 1999 1999
22 Viren J. Shah 1999 2004
23 Gopalkrishna Gandhi 2004 2009
24 Devanand Konwar 2009 2010
25 Mayankote Kelath Narayanan 2010 present

[edit] Chief Ministers of West Bengal

Key: INC
Indian National Congress		 BC-UF
Bangla Congress		 CPI(M)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
# Name Took Office Left Office Political Party
1 Prafulla Chandra Ghosh 15 August 1947 14 January 1948 Indian National Congress
2 Bidhan Chandra Roy 14 January 1948 1 July 1962 Indian National Congress

President's rule 1 July 1962 8 July 1962
3 Prafulla Chandra Sen 8 July 1962 15 March 1967 Indian National Congress
4 Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee 15 March 1967 2 November 1967 Bangla Congress in United Front
5 Prafulla Chandra Ghosh 2 November 1967 20 February 1968 Nonparty in Progressive Democratic Alliance Front

President's rule 20 February 1968 25 February 1969
6 Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee 25 February 1969 19 March 1970 Bangla Congress in United Front

President's rule 19 March 1970 2 April 1971
7 Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee 2 April 1971 28 June 1971 Indian National Congress in coalition

President's rule 28 June 1971 19 March 1972
8 Siddhartha Shankar Ray 19 March 1972 21 June 1977 Indian National Congress
9 Jyoti Basu 21 June 1977 6 November 2000 Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front
10 Buddhadeb Bhattacharya 6 November 2000 13 May 2011 Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front
11 Mamata Banerjee 20 May 2011 Incumbent All India Trinamool Congress

[edit] Governor of East Pakistan

Tenure Chief Minister of East Pakistan Political Party
August 1955 - September 1956 Abu Hussain Sarkar Krishan Sramik Party
September 1956 - March 1958 Ata-ur-Rahman Khan Awami League
March 1958 Abu Hussain Sarkar Krishan Sramik Party
March 1958 - 18 June 1958 Ata-ur-Rahman Khan Awami League
18 June 1958 - 22 June 1958 Abu Hussain Sarkar Krishan Sramik Party
22 June 1958 - 25 August 1958 Governor's Rule
25 August 1958 - 7 October 1958 Ata-ur-Rahman Khan Awami League
In 7 October 1958, the post of Governor of East Pakistan was abolished. And after the independence of Bangladesh in 16 December 1971, the Province of East Pakistan was dissolved.

[edit] After independence of Bangladesh

East Pakistan seceded from West Pakistan in 16 December 1971 and named Bangladesh as an independent nation.

[edit] Prime Ministers of Bangladesh


 Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Tajuddin Ahmed 11 April 1971 13 January 1972 Awami League
2 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 13 January 1972 26 January 1975 Awami League
3 Mohammad Mansoor Ali 26 January 1975 15 August 1975 Awami League
4 Shah Azizur Rahman 15 April 1979 24 March 1982 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
5 Ataur Rahman Khan 30 March 1984 9 July 1986 Jatiya Party
6 Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 9 July 1986 27 March 1988 Jatiya Party
7 Moudud Ahmed 27 March 1988 12 August 1989 Jatiya Party
8 Kazi Zafar Ahmed 12 August 1989 6 December 1990 Jatiya Party
9 Khaleda Zia, 20 March 1991 30 March 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
10 Sheikh Hasina Wazed 23 June 1996 15 July 2001 Awami League
11 Khaleda Zia, 2nd term 10 October 2001 29 October 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
12 Sheikh Hasina Wazed, 2nd term 1 January 2009 incumbent Awami League

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b ABM Shamsuddin Ahmed, Iltutmish, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2012-02-18
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Of Bangladesh (Set Of 30 Vols.) By Nagendra Kr. Singh
  3. ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1984, reprint 1994). A History of Jaipur, New Delhi: Orient Longman ISBN 81 250 0333 9, pp.86-87

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