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Khalji Expansion in Bengal

Type Event Region Bengal Time 1228

Around 1228 CE Khalji forces at Lakhnauti in Bengal expanded eastward to the borders of eastern Bengal and the lower Brahmaputra, seeking to shake of…

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  1. 1227–1228Lakhnauti · BengalAfter Iltutmish defeated Bengal's ruler Ghiyasuddin Iwaz Shah in 1227, Delhi's direct control over Bengal remained insecure. Khalji generals exploited the vacuum to reorganize military and political power at Lakhnauti.
  2. 1228Eastern Bengal · BengalKhalji generals led by Ali Mardan regained power, pushing into eastern Bengal and border areas, expanding tax and military-administrative control, and recruiting local magnates to form a regional hegemony independent of direct Delhi rule.
  3. 1228–1229Bengal · BengalKhalji expansion drew renewed attention from Delhi. Though busy consolidating the northwest and center, Iltutmish still had to restrain Bengal through military deterrence and the appointment of governors, making the northeastern frontier a recurring battleground in the Delhi Sultanate's unification process.

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