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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

— Ghulam Husain Salim

Secondary

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

Secondary

Profile of Clive with focus on Plassey, Bengal administration, and the expansion of Company power.

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Sannyasi Rebellion

— Britannica

Secondary

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

Secondary

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

Secondary

Banglapedia account of Shah Jalal and the conquest of Sylhet, including discussion of historical and legendary strands.

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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

Secondary

Britannica reference for Shashanka as king of Gauda and early 7th-century power expansion in the Bengal region.

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Sirajuddaula

Secondary

Biographical entry on Nawab Sirajuddaula, including court politics, conflict with the Company, and the fall after Plassey.

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Six-point Programme

Secondary

Banglapedia overview of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Six-Point Programme, its launch in 1966, and its impact on later political mobilization.

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Somapura Mahavira

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Britannica reference for the 8th-century Somapura monastery at Paharpur as a major intellectual and architectural center.

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Special Powers Act, 1974

Secondary

A reference on the preventive detention law that marked a major expansion of coercive state authority in 1974.

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State Formation in Bengal

Secondary

Banglapedia reference on state formation, including the Bengal Sultanate phase and its institutional profile.

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Surya Sen, Mastarda

Secondary

Banglapedia profile on Surya Sen, including the Chittagong Armoury Raid context and revolutionary network.