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❦Chand Rai
Regional landed-military figure linked to Bhati resistance context
A key historical actor for understanding this transition phase in Bengal.
Biography
Context
In the context of Referenced in relation to major transitions in sovereignty, administration, or resistance politics in Bengal., Chand Rai is recognized as Regional landed-military figure linked to Bhati resistance context. A key historical actor for understanding this transition phase in Bengal.
Contribution
Chand Rai played a notable role in Bengal's changing political order and regional power dynamics.
Impact
Helps explain continuity and change across Bengal's medieval-to-early-modern historical arc.
Timeline Placement
Chand Rai appears in 3 linked timeline events, spanning 1599 (c.) - 1612.
First Appearance
1599 (c.)
Latest Appearance
1612
Active Span
1599 (c.) - 1612
Linked Events
3
Legacy Summary
Helps explain continuity and change across Bengal's medieval-to-early-modern historical arc. This influence is reflected across 3 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
Baharistan-i-Ghaybi
Mirza Nathan’s eyewitness chronicle of Bengal, Assam, and neighboring regions under Jahangir.
Cited in: 3 events
Baro-Bhuiyans
Banglapedia overview of the Bara-Bhuiyans and their resistance role in late sixteenth and early seventeenth-century Bengal.
Cited in: 3 events
The History of Bengal, Vol. II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757
A standard survey of Bengal from the Turkish conquest through the end of Muslim rule in 1757.
Cited in: 3 events
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
A major modern study of Islam, frontier society, agrarian expansion, and state power in Bengal.
Cited in: 3 events
Ain-i-Akbari
Abu l-Fazl’s administrative record of Akbar’s empire, including Bengal’s geography and revenue administration.
Cited in: 2 events
Akbarnama
The official chronicle of Akbar’s reign, useful for the Mughal conquest and consolidation of Bengal.
Cited in: 2 events
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