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    This book provides a history of Bengal from ancient times to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. It covers 3,000 years of Bengal's history, from the region's earliest mentions in ancient texts through its place within various empires and kingdoms. The summary focuses on key periods and events, including: 1) Ancient Bengal centered around the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, with early kingdoms like the Pala Empire dominating from the 8th to the 12th century. 2) Medieval Bengal saw the rise and fall of sultanates and the Mughal Empire's rule over the region from the 16th to 18th centuries. 3) The 19th century was a

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    Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal From The Mahabharata To Mujib

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    SUB Hamburg

    A 2013/ 830

    L a n d o f T w o R i v e r s
    A History of Bengal from the
    Mahabharata to Mujib

    NITISH SENGUPTA

    PENGUIN BOOKS
    Contents

    Preface xi
    Maps xiv

    ANCIENT BENGAL
    1. Bengal or Bangla: Land of Two Rivers 3
    2. Prehistoric and Ancient Bengal 16
    3. First Gaur Kingdom under Sasanka 33
    4. The Imperial Palas 39
    5. The Sen Dynasty 50

    EARLY MEDIEVAL BENGAL


    6. Turkish Invasion: The Kingdom of Gaur under
    Early Turkish Rulers 63
    7. Ilyas Shahi Dynasty 70
    8. The Short-lived Dynasty of Raja Ganesh and Other Rulers 76
    9. Islam Spreads in Bengal 82

    EMERGENCE OF BENGAL IN HISTORY


    10. The Golden Age of Hussain Shah 91
    11. Origin and Growth of Bengali 101
    12. Shri Chaitanya and Bengali Vaishnavism 115

    LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD


    13. The Pathans and Mughals Fight over Bengal 123
    14. Bengal Becomes a Province of the Mughal Empire 128
    viii Contents

    15. Appearance of Europeans 144


    16. Era of Independent Nawabs of Bengal 153
    17. The Battle of Plassey 164
    18. End of Independent Nawabs of Bengal 173
    19. Era of Warren Hastings 186

    MODERN BENGAL
    20. Agrarian, Industrial and Economic Changes 199
    21. Anti-Government Popular Disturbances 220
    22. Bengal Renaissance 232
    23. Hindu Religious Reform Movements 258
    24. Beginnings of Political Awareness: Towards a Nation
    in the Making 268
    25. Growth of Muslim Separatism 278
    26. First Partition of Bengal 293
    27. Armed Revolutionary Movement or Agni Yug: First Phase 313
    28. Over a Decade of Hindu—Muslim Camaraderie 330
    29. Agni Yug, Second Phase 349
    30. Unmaking of a Nation 367
    31. Parting of Ways 389
    32. Rise and Fall of Netaji Subhas Bose 430
    33. The Last Hour of United Bengal 450
    34. Second Partition of Bengal 486

    EAST BENGAL UNDER PAKISTAN


    35. The Decimation of the Muslim League 497
    36. The Power Struggle between East Bengal and West Pakistan 512
    37. Crystallization of the Bangladesh Concept 524
    38. Pakistan's Second Martial Law 537
    39. Bangladesh's War of Independence 556

    WEST BENGAL
    40. The West Bengal Story 575
    Contents ix

    Epilogue 587

    Annexure A: Excerpt of J.N. Mandal's Resignation Letter 594


    Annexure B: The Awami League's Six-point Programme, 1966 595
    Annexure C: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib's 7 March 1971 Address 597
    Annexure D: Instrument of Surrender 603

    Endnotes 605
    Select Bibliography 620
    Index 627

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