The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা, Classical Persian: سلطنت بنگاله, Arabic: سَلْطَنَة اَلْبَنْغالِيَّة) was a late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region between the 14th and 16th century. It was the dominant … See more

The Bengal Sultanate was an absolute monarchy, and took influence from Persianate traditions. Its revenue system was maintained in the Bengali language throughout the … See more

The economy of the Bengal Sultanate inherited earlier aspects of the Delhi Sultanate, including mint towns, a salaried bureaucracy and the jagirdar system of land ownership. The production of silver coins inscribed with the name of the Sultan of Bengal was a … See more

The Bengali language was the most spoken language while Persian was an administrative and commercial language. Men wore white … See more

Background (13th and 14th centuries)
Bengal was gradually absorbed into the Delhi Sultanate during the 1200s. It began with Bakhtiyar's conquest of Gauda between 1202 and … See more

The Sultans had a well-organised army, including cavalry, artillery, infantry and war elephants; and a navy. Due to the riverine geography and … See more

The Bengal Sultanate had robust foreign relations. Records show that the Bengal Sultanate exchanged embassies with states in China, … See more