Bengali freedom struggle

Bengali nationalist flag during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was also the first flag of independent Bangladesh.

Palaeolithic (2,500,000–250,000 BC)

Madrasian Culture	(2,500,000 BC)
Riwatian Culture	(1,900,000 BC)
Soanian Culture	(500,000–250,000 BC)

Neolithic (10,800–3300 BC)

Bhirrana Culture	(7570–6200 BC)
Mehrgarh Culture	(7000–3300 BC)

Chalcolithic (3500–1500 BC)

Jorwe Culture	(3500–2000 BC)
Ahar-Banas Culture	(3000–1500 BC)
Pandu Culture	(1600–1500 BC)

Bronze Age (3000–1300 BC)

Indus Valley Civilisation	(3300–1300 BC)
– Early Harappan Culture	(3300–2600 BC)
– Mature Harappan Culture	(2600–1900 BC)
– Late Harappan Culture	(1900–1300 BC)
Vedic Civilisation	(2000–500 BC)
– Ochre Coloured Pottery culture	(2000–1600 BC)
– Swat culture	(1600–500 BC)

Iron Age (1500–230 BC)

Vedic Civilisation	(2000–500 BC)
– Janapadas	(1500–600 BC)
– Black and Red ware culture	(1300–1000 BC)
– Painted Grey Ware culture	(1200–600 BC)
– Northern Black Polished Ware	(700–200 BC)
Pradyota Dynasty	(799–684 BC)
Haryanka Dynasty	(684–424 BC)
Three Crowned Kingdoms	(6th century BC - AD 1650)
Maha Janapadas	(600–300 BC)
Achaemenid Empire	(550–330 BC)
Ror Dynasty	(450 BC–AD 489)
Shishunaga Dynasty	(424–345 BC)
Nanda Empire	(380–321 BC)
Macedonian Empire	(330–323 BC)
Maurya Empire	(321–184 BC)
Seleucid Empire	(312–63 BC)
Pandya Empire	(300 BC–AD 1345)
Chera Kingdom	(300 BC–AD 1102)
Chola Empire	(300 BC–AD 1279)
Pallava Empire	(250 BC–AD 800)
Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire	(250 BC–AD 400)
Parthian Empire	(247 BC–AD 224)

Classical Period (230 BC–AD 1206)

Satavahana Empire	(230 BC–AD 220)
Kuninda Kingdom	(200 BC–AD 300)
Indo-Scythian Kingdom	(200 BC–AD 400)
Shunga Empire	(185–73 BC)
Indo-Greek Kingdom	(180 BC–AD 10)
Kanva Empire	(75–26 BC)
Indo-Parthian Kingdom	(AD 21–130s)
Western Satrap Empire	(AD 35–405)
Kushan Empire	(AD 60–240)
Bharshiva Dynasty	(AD 170–350)
Nagas of Padmavati	(AD 210–340)
Sasanian Empire	(AD 224–651)
Indo-Sassanid Kingdom	(AD 230–360)
Vakataka Empire	(AD 250s–500s)
Kalabhras Empire	(AD 250–600)
Gupta Empire	(AD 280–550)
Kadamba Empire	(AD 345–525)
Western Ganga Kingdom	(AD 350–1000)
Kamarupa Kingdom	(350–1100 )
Vishnukundina Empire	(420–624)
Maitraka Empire	(475–767)
Huna Kingdom	(475–576)
Rai Kingdom	(489–632)
Kabul Shahi Empire	(500s–1026)
Chalukya Empire	(543–753)
Maukhari Empire	(550s–700s)
Harsha Empire	(606–647)
Tibetan Empire	(618–841)
Eastern Chalukya Kingdom	(624–1075)
Rashidun Caliphate	(632–661)
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire	(650–1036 )
Umayyad Caliphate	(661–750)
Pala Empire	(750–1174)
Rashtrakuta Empire	(753–982)
Paramara Kingdom	(800–1327)
Yadava Empire	(850–1334)
Solanki Kingdom	(942–1244)
Western Chalukya Empire	(973–1189)
Lohara Kingdom	(1003–1320)
Hoysala Empire	(1040–1346)
Sena Empire	(1070–1230)
Eastern Ganga Empire	(1078–1434 )
Kakatiya Kingdom	(1083–1323)
Zamorin Kingdom	(1102–1766)
Kalachuris of Tripuri	(675-1210)
Kalachuris of Kalyani	(1156–1184)
Sutiya Kingdom	(1187-1673)
Deva Kingdom	(1200s–1300s)

Medieval and Early Modern Periods (1206–1858)

Delhi Sultanate	(1206–1526)
– Mamluk Sultanate	(1206–1290)
– Khilji Sultanate	(1290–1320)
– Tughlaq Sultanate	(1320–1414)
– Sayyid Sultanate	(1414–1451)
– Lodi Sultanate	(1451–1526)
Ahom Kingdom	(1228–1826)
Chitradurga Kingdom	(1300–1779)
Reddy Kingdom	(1325–1448)
Vijayanagara Empire	(1336–1646)
Garhwal Kingdom	(1358–1803)
Mysore Kingdom	(1399–1947)
Gajapati Kingdom	(1434–1541)
Deccan Sultanates	(1490–1596)
– Ahmadnagar Sultanate	(1490–1636)
– Berar Sultanate	(1490–1574)
– Bidar Sultanate	(1492–1619)
– Bijapur Sultanate	(1492–1686)
– Golkonda Sultanate	(1518–1687)
Keladi Kingdom	(1499–1763)
Koch Kingdom	(1515–1947)
Mughal Empire	(1526–1858)
Sur Empire	(1540–1556)
Madurai Kingdom	(1559–1736)
Thanjavur Kingdom	(1572–1918)
Marava Kingdom	(1600–1750)
Thondaiman Kingdom	(1650–1948)
Maratha Empire	(1674–1818)
Sikh Confederacy	(1707–1799)
Travancore Kingdom	(1729–1947)
Sikh Empire	(1799–1849)

Colonial Period (1510–1961)

Portuguese India	(1510–1961)
Dutch India	(1605–1825)
Danish India	(1620–1869)
French India	(1759–1954)
Company Raj	(1757–1858)
British Raj	(1858–1947)

Kingdoms and Colonies of Sri Lanka (544 BC–1948)

Kingdom of Tambapanni	(543–505 BC)
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara	(505–377 BC)
Anuradhapura Kingdom	(377 BC–AD 1017)
Kingdom of Ruhuna	(AD 200)
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa	(300–1310)
Jaffna Kingdom	(1215–1624)
Kingdom of Dambadeniya	(1220–1272)
Kingdom of Yapahuwa	(1272–1293)
Kingdom of Kurunegala	(1293–1341)
Kingdom of Gampola	(1341–1347)
Kingdom of Raigama	(1347–1415)
Kingdom of Kotte	(1412–1597)
Kingdom of Sitawaka	(1521–1594)
Kingdom of Kandy	(1469–1815)
Portuguese Ceylon	(1505–1658)
Dutch Ceylon	(1656–1796)
British Ceylon	(1815–1948)

National histories

Regional histories

Specialised histories

The Bengali freedom struggle refers to various movements and wars over the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries aimed at liberating the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal from colonial rule and later from ruling establishments located outside historic Bengali territory. During the 20th Century, Bengali nationalism developed and emerged as a popular political ideology glorifying the Bengali people as a distinctive cultural and linguistic nation.

Bengali Freedom movements

The following contains a list of Bengali struggles against colonial rule

The following contains a list of organized Bengali movements driven by Bengali nationalism.

External links

Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "History". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Library of Congress (1988). A Country Study: Bangladesh

Independence of Bangladesh

History and events	Bengali nationalism Indian independence movement Partition of India History of Pakistan Bangladesh Awami League Language Movement United Front National Awami Party Agartala Conspiracy Case 6 Point Movement 1969 uprising in East Pakistan 1970 Elections 7th of March Speech Joy Bangla Operation Searchlight 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals East Pakistan Rifles Mutiny Dhaka university massacre Declaration of independence Bangladesh Liberation War Mujibnagar Government Operation Jackpot Timeline of Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Battle of Garibpur Battle of Boyra Battle of Dhalai Battle of Hilli Battle of Kushtia Instrument of Surrender 1971 Bangladesh genocide Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War History of Bangladesh

Bangladesh	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Syed Nazrul Islam Tajuddin Ahmad AHM Qamaruzzaman M. A. G. Osmani Dhirendranath Datta Ziaur Rahman Khaled Mosharraf K M Shafiullah Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Shafaat Jamil Quazi Nuruzzaman Chitta Ranjan Dutta A. K. Khandker Muhammad Mansur Ali Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Matiur Rahman Manjula Anwar M. A. Hannan Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Awami League Mujibnagar Armed forces (Mukti Bahini, K Force, S Force, Z Force, Mitro Bahini) Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra

Pakistan	Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Nurul Amin Shah Azizur Rahman Ghulam Azam Motiur Rahman Nizami Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Army Tikka Khan A. A. K. Niazi Razakars Al-Badr Al-Shams

India	Indira Gandhi Indian Army Sam Manekshaw Jagjit Singh Aurora J. F. R. Jacob

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Bengali freedom struggle

Bengali Freedom movements

See also

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