Mughal conquest of Bengal
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The Mughal conquest of Bengal was a series of 16th-century military campaigns through which the Mughal Empire subdued the independent Bengal Sultanate and incorporated Bengal as a wealthy and strategically vital province.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conquest
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| administrativeOutcome | creation of the office of Subahdar of Bengal ⓘ |
| cause |
Mughal imperial expansion
ⓘ
desire to control Bengal’s wealth ⓘ |
| combatant |
Bengal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Akbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daud Khan Karrani NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Jahan Quli NERFINISHED ⓘ Munim Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Todar Mal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Bengal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicConsequence | greater integration of Bengal into Mughal imperial networks ⓘ |
| economicConsequence | integration of Bengal into Mughal imperial revenue system ⓘ |
| economicOutcome | enhanced Mughal revenues from Bengal’s agriculture and trade ⓘ |
| effect |
decline of the Bengal Sultanate
ⓘ
increased Mughal control over eastern India ⓘ rise of Mughal administrative structures in Bengal ⓘ |
| established | Mughal Subah of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mughal province of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Akbar ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| opponent |
Daud Khan Karrani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karrani dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulaiman Khan Karrani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Akbar’s military campaigns
ⓘ
Mughal expansion in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence | replacement of sultanate rule with Mughal provincial administration ⓘ |
| precededBy | independent Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bengal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
History of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Mughal victory
ⓘ
annexation of Bengal by the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Patna (1574)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Raj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tukaroi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
control of Ganges delta ⓘ control of major riverine trade routes ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Bengal Sultanate absorbed into Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
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