1700 ⟶ Murshid Quli Khan Declares Independence of Bengal

Murshid Quli Khan declares the independence of Bengal and es...

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1286

1299

1682

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1712

1945

⚰️ Deaths of Balban and Yaqub; Bengal Declares Independence

Death of Ghiyas ud din Balban. Death of Abu Yusuf Yaqub. Bughra Khan declares his independence in Bengal under the name of Nasiruddin.⟶

Delhi SultanateBengalIndependenceSuccessionLeadershipPolitical fragmentationSouth Asia

India

Bangladesh

⚔️ Mongol Invasion of Syria; Marinid Siege of Tlemcen

Mongols invade Syria. The Marinids besiege Tlemcen, the capital of the Ziyyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen. By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 7 per cent of the total.⟶

MongolsMarinidsZiyyanidsWarfareSyriaTlemcenMaghrebSouth Asia

Syria

Algeria

Morocco

🚩 Assam Annexed by Mughals; Aurangzeb Shifts Capital

Assam annexed by the Mughals. Aurangzeb shifts the capital to Aurangabad in the Deccan.⟶

Mughal EmpireAurangzebAssamDeccanExpansionMilitary Campaigns17th CenturyGovernanceSouth Asia

India

🏢 Murshid Quli Khan Declares Independence of Bengal

Murshid Quli Khan declares the independence of Bengal and establishes his capital at Murshidabad. By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 11 per cent of the total.⟶

BengalMurshid Quli KhanIndependenceMughal Empire18th CenturyGovernanceSouth AsiaDecentralization

Bangladesh India

India

👑 Death of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I; Accession of Jahandar Shah

Death of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I, accession of Jahandar Shah.⟶

Mughal EmpireBahadur Shah IJahandar ShahLeadership18th CenturySuccessionSouth AsiaGovernance

India

🇮🇩 Indonesia Declares Independence

End of World War II. Indonesia declares independence from the Netherlands. New leader Sukarno decides not to implement sharia law nationwide.⟶

IndonesiaIndependenceSukarnoPost-ColonialismSharia

Indonesia

Netherlands