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1740
Major
Mughal Incorporation and Consolidation
In 1740, Alivardi Khan defeated Sarfaraz Khan and took power in Bengal, opening a nawabi phase defined by military pressure, Maratha incursions, and attempts to defend provincial autonomy.
1741-1751
Major
Mughal Incorporation and Consolidation
Between 1741 and 1751, repeated Maratha raids, remembered in Bengal as Bargi invasions, devastated parts of Bengal and strained Alivardi Khan's regime.
Language, autonomy, and liberation
1756
High
Colonial Rule and Resistance
In 1756, Siraj ud-Daulah attacked and captured Calcutta in response to Company fortification and political encroachment, escalating tensions that soon led to Plassey.
State, society, and political change
1756
High
Historical Transitions
Black Hole of Calcutta and Imperial Propaganda Debate was a significant turning point in the political and social trajectory of Bengal/Bangladesh.
Colonial capture and resistance
1757
Landmark
Colonial Rule and Resistance
The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a decisive shift in Bengal's political destiny. A short military encounter became a structural transfer of power as the East India Company worked through court conspiracy, military defection, and financial alliance to break Siraj ud-Daulah's position. The aftermath reshaped governance, revenue extraction, and sovereignty, laying the foundation for long-term colonial rule.
1760-1800
Major
Colonial Rule and Resistance
The Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance was a long wave of armed uprisings led by Muslim fakirs and Hindu sannyasis against the East India Company in Bengal. Beginning in 1760 and gaining momentum in 1763, the movement grew out of restrictions on alms collection, revenue pressure, and the social disruption created by Company rule. It continued in recurring phases through the famine years and late eighteenth-century crackdowns, making it one of the earliest sustained anti-colonial resistances in Bengal.