Sultanate of Bengal

State · 1344–1533 CE · at its largest around 1502 CE

An independent Muslim sultanate in Bengal formed when Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah united the region in the mid-14th century, which grew rich from trade and textile production under several ruling houses.

On its lands while it lasted

• Sher Shah Suri (c. 1486 CE – 1545 CE): Afghan ruler who drove Humayun out of India and founded the Sur Empire, reforming coinage and administration.

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