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❦Khan Jahan Ali
Sufi administrator and regional builder in Bengal
A formative figure in the early urban and religious landscape of southern Bengal.
Biography
Context
In the context of In the fifteenth-century Bengal Sultanate period, his activity in the Khalifatabad-Bagerhat zone reflected the linkage of frontier governance, religion, and urbanization., Khan Jahan Ali is recognized as Sufi administrator and regional builder in Bengal. A formative figure in the early urban and religious landscape of southern Bengal.
Contribution
He is associated with settlement expansion, mosque-building, and civic infrastructure in southern Bengal.
Impact
His architectural and regional legacy remains central to historical memory in southwestern Bengal.
Timeline Placement
Khan Jahan Ali appears in 1 linked timeline events, spanning 15th century.
First Appearance
15th century
Latest Appearance
15th century
Active Span
15th century
Linked Events
1
Legacy Summary
His architectural and regional legacy remains central to historical memory in southwestern Bengal. This influence is reflected across 1 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
UNESCO World Heritage description of Khalifatabad/Bagerhat and its mosque-city heritage.
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Khan Jahan Ali
Banglapedia reference entry on Khan Jahan Ali and the Bagerhat-Khalifatabad region.
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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.
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The Islamic Heritage of Bengal
A UNESCO volume on Bengal Sultanate and Mughal-era Islamic architecture, inscriptions, and material culture.
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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: 1 events
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