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Raja Ganesh Deva

Type Figure Region Bengal Time c. 1179–1243 Also known as Ganesh Deva

Raja Ganesh Deva was a Hindu local ruler of the Bengal region in the early 13th century, born around 1179 and died in 1243.…

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  1. c. 1179–1206Vikrampur · RajshahiAs Sena authority declined, Ganesh gradually established military and administrative influence in localities along the eastern bank of the Ganges, becoming an important local force in the political vacuum of Bengal after Bakhtiyar Khalji's invasion of 1206.
  2. 1221–1230Raknauti · GodagariIn the 1220s, while the Delhi Sultanate had not yet fully consolidated control over eastern Bengal, he maintained a relatively independent Hindu kingship along the Raknauti–Vikrampur line, both fighting and negotiating with Muslim governors and local amirs, shaping the political landscape of eastern Bengal.
  3. 1231–1243Bengal · BengalIn his later years, as Delhi's control over the Bengal iqta strengthened, Ganesh's sphere of influence contracted to the eastern localities. He died around 1243, and local power passed to family members or subordinate generals, but it was already difficult to halt Delhi's overall integration of Bengal.

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