The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c9.18

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v3.c9.18

| Ancient divisions of Bengal . . . . . . . . | 260 |
| The house of Balban in Bengal . . . . . . . | 261 |
| Tughluq restores the authority of Delhi . . . . . . | 262 |
| Successful revolt against Muhammad Tughluq . . . . . | 262 |
| Iliyās re-establishes the independence of Bengal . . . . . | 263 |
| Sikandar Shāh and Ghiyās-ud-dīn A‘zam . . . . . . | 264 |
| Character of Ghiyās-ud-dīn A‘zam . . . . . . . | 265 |
| Raja Ganesh . . . . . . . . . . | 266 |
| Jalāl-ud-dīn Muhammad . . . . . . . . | 267 |
| Assassination of Fath Shāh and accession of Bārbak . . . . | 268 |
| Assassination of Bārbak and accession of Fīrūz . . . . . | 269 |
| Death of Fīrūz and accession of Mahmūd . . . . . . | 270 |
| Assassination of Mahmūd and accession of Muzaffar . . . . | 270 |
| Death of Muzaffar and accession of Husain . . . . . | 270 |
| Extension of the frontiers of Bengal . . . . . . . | 271 |
| Death of Husain and accession of Nusrat . . . . . . | 272 |
| Effects of Bābur’s invasion on Bengal . . . . . . | 272 |
| The Portuguese in Bengal . . . . . . . . | 273 |
| Assassination of Nusrat and accession of Fīrūz . . . . . | 273 |
| Assassination of Fīrūz and accession of Mahmūd . . . . . | 273 |
| Sher Khān assumes the royal title in Bengal . . . . . | 274 |
| Humāyūn invades Bengal and occupies Gaur . . . . . | 275 |
| Humāyūn retires and is compelled to recognize Sher Khān as Sovereign of Bengal . . . . . . . . . . | 275 |
| Sher Shāh remodels the administration . . . . . . | 276 |
| General character of the Muslim kings of Bengal . . . . . | 276 |