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Partition Politics
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A Bengal-centered reference entry on the politics, contradictions, and communal dynamics that produced partition.
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Permanent Settlement, The
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Bengal-focused reference on the 1793 settlement, zamindari property rights, and its impact on raiyats and agrarian relations.
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Qazi Imdadul Haq
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Banglapedia profile for the Bengali writer whose novel Abdullah is a milestone in Bengali Muslim social reform and literary modernity.
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Raja Ganesha
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Banglapedia biographical and political overview of Raja Ganesha's seizure of power in early fifteenth-century Bengal.
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Research volume
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Useful for foundational context.
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Revenue Sale Law, 1793
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Useful for understanding the coercive enforcement side of Permanent Settlement, including auction sales, default, and the weakening of customary raiyat rights.
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Riyaz-us-Salatin: A History of Bengal
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A key Persian chronicle of Muslim rule in Bengal from the conquest of Nadia in 1204-05 to Plassey in 1757.
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Robert Clive
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Profile of Clive with focus on Plassey, Bengal administration, and the expansion of Company power.
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Sannyasi Rebellion
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Britannica describes the Fakir-Sannyasi uprisings as a long resistance wave against East India Company authority from 1763 to 1800.
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Santal Rebellion
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Reference entry on the 1855-56 armed Santal uprising against zamindars, moneylenders, police, and colonial authority.
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Sena dynasty
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Britannica reference for late Sena rule and Lakshmana Sena's retreat from Nadia after Bakhtiyar Khalji's conquest.
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Shah Jalal
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Banglapedia entry on Shah Jalal and his historical role in Sylhet.
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Shah Jalal and the Conquest of Sylhet
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Banglapedia account of Shah Jalal and the conquest of Sylhet, including discussion of historical and legendary strands.
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Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
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Foundational South Asian Islamic reformer whose works such as Hujjat Allah al-Baligha, Al-Fawz al-Kabir fi Usul al-Tafsir, and Izalat al-Khafa 'an Khilafat al-Khulafa shaped later Muslim political and reformist thought.
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Shaheed Minar
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Useful for understanding how the memory of 1952 was transformed into a permanent monument and political symbol.
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Shaista Khan
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Banglapedia profile covering Shaista Khan's Bengal administration and reforms.
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Shanti Bahini
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Banglapedia entry describing autonomy demands, organizational background, and the start of armed operations in early 1976.
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Shariatullah, Haji
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Banglapedia biography of Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi movement.
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Shashanka
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Britannica reference for Shashanka as king of Gauda and early 7th-century power expansion in the Bengal region.
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Sirajuddaula
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Biographical entry on Nawab Sirajuddaula, including court politics, conflict with the Company, and the fall after Plassey.