Discover Bengal · Unfolded
❦Ancient and Early Medieval Bengal
Early polities, religious centers, and state transitions
Explore pre-sultanate Bengal through urban emergence, dynastic consolidation, and institutional-religious landscapes.
Topic Overview
A foundational topic connecting the earliest political formations to the eve of the 1204 transition.
Connected Events
6 events
c. 4th-3rd century BCE
Urban Emergence at Mahasthangarh
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Early 7th century
Shashanka and the Gauda Kingdom
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c. mid-8th century
Foundation of the Pala Dynasty
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8th century
Construction of Somapura Mahavihara
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c. 1178-1204
Late Sena Transition Before the 1204 Conquest
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1204-1205
Bakhtiyar Khalji's Conquest of Nadia
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