Independence of the Ilyas Shahs in Bengal

Name: Independence of the Ilyas Shahs in Bengal
Start: 1342
End: 1350

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1342–1350

In the 1340s Shams-ud-din Ilyas Shah consolidated local powers in eastern Bengal, declared independence from Delhi around 1342, and founded the Ilyas…

Timeline

1340–1342Eastern Bengal · BengalIlyas Shah, of Turko-Afghan nobility, built up power in the Sundarbans and eastern plains in the early 1340s, defeating local rivals and gradually gaining control of Bengal's heartland.
1342–1350Pandua · BengalAround 1342 Ilyas Shah proclaimed himself sultan, ceased paying tribute to Delhi, and established the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He continued expanding until 1350, unifying most of Bengal and establishing his capital at Pandua.

Sources

Ilyas Shah https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ilyas-Shah
The History of Bengal, Volume 2: Muslim Period, 1200-1757 — Jadunath Sarkar (1948)