__NOTOC__ This is a timeline of Bangladeshi history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Bangladesh and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history of Bangladesh and the history of Bengal. See also list of presidents of Bangladesh, list of prime ministers of Bangladesh, list of years in Bangladesh, list of wars involving Bangladesh and list of rulers of Bengal.

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1000th century BCE YearDateEvent100,000 BCEDistinct regional culture emerges.

200th century BCE +YearDateEvent20,000 BCEStone Age tools found in the region indicate human habitation for over 20,000 years.

40th century BCE +YearDateEvent4000 BCERemnants of Copper Age settlements, including pit dwellings, date back 4,000 years. The region was settled by Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic peoples.

16th century BCE Year Date Event 1600 BCE Chalcolithic period. The Pandu Rajar Dhibi archaeological site dates to this period.

15th century BCE

14th century BCE

13th century BCE Year Date Event 1280 BCE Emergence of the Pundravardhana (Pundra) Kingdom in modern-day Rajshahi and Rangpur

12th century BCE

11th century BCE Year Date Event 1100 BCE Establishment of the Vanga kingdom and Anga kingdom

10th century BCE +YearDateEvent1000 BCEThe origin of the word Bangla ~ Bengal is unknown, but it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang that settled in the area around the year 1000 BCE.

9th century BCE

8th century BCE

7th century BCE YearDateEvent700 BCEUrban civilization emerges at Mahasthangarh, Bogra district, capital of the Pundravardhana area.

6th century BCE Year Date Event530 BCEDisestablishment of the Anga Kingdom 544 BCE Conquest of the island of Lanka by Vijaya Singha (Modern day Sri Lanka)

5th century BCE Year Date Event 450 BCE Urban civilization emerges at Wari-Bateshwar

4th century BCE Year Date Event 340 BCE Destablishment of the Vanga kingdom345 BCEDestablishment of the Pundravardhana Kingdom

3rd century BCE Year Date Event c. 300 BCE The kingdom of Gangaridai emerges and is mentioned in an account by Greek traveller Megasthenes. Ancient city of Pundravardhana also dates back to this period.

2nd century BCE

1st century BCE

1st century

2nd century

3rd century Year Date Event

4th century Year Date Event 335-375 Mention of Samatata in Allahabad Pillar inscription as a tributary of the Gupta empire under Samudragupta. 375-415 Samatata is annexed to the Gupta empire during the reign of Chandragupta II.

5th century Year Date Event

6th century Year Date Event 507-? Gupta influence dwindles during the reign of Vainyagupta emerges as an independent ruler of eastern Bengal. 525-575 Reign of the independent Vanga kingdom in Bengal. 590-625 Reign of Shashanka, foundation of Gauda Kingdom. 593-594 Start of the Bengali calendar

7th century Year Date Event 625 Khadgodyama (to 640) 640 Jatakhadga (to 658) 658 Devakhadga (to 673) 673 Rajabhata (to 690) 690 Balabhata (to 705)

8th century Year Date Event 750 Gopala I, founder of the Pala Dynasty comes to power in Gaur through a democratic election. Kings of the Pala Empire rule the entire subcontinent from Gauda. (to 1000)

9th century Year Date Event 900 Rule of the Candra or Chandra dynasty in the Harikela (south-east Bangladesh) region. (to 1000) 950 Start of writing of Charyapada, the oldest writing form of Bengali language.

10th century

11th century Year Date Event 1095 Hemanta Sen declares himself king of Bengal founding the Sena dynasty. Rule of Sena Dynasty in Bengal. (to 1204)

12th century

13th century Year Date Event 1204 Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji's conquest of Bengal. Onset of Muslim rule in Bengal. Establishment of the Khalji dynasty (Bengal) by the Khilji Maliks. (to 1226) 1226 Iltutmish, Sultan of Delhi, invades Bengal and kills Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah, the last Khilji ruler. 1227 Rule of the Mameluk Sultans of Delhi. (to 1281) 1281 Rule of the Mahmud Shahi dynasty. (to 1324)

14th century Year Date Event 1328 Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah, the last ruler of the dynasty is defeated and killed by the army of the Delhi Sultanate.1338Establishment of the Mubarak Shahi Dynasty by Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, the ruling dynasty of the Sonargaon Sultanate Death of Izzuddin Yahya and the ascension of Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah to the throne of the Satagon/Saptagram Sultanate 1342 First period of rule by the independent Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. (to 1414)1349Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah's Invasion of Nepal and occupation of Tirhut1352Unification of the City states or Sultanates (Sonargaon, Lakhnauti, Satgaon) by Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah and the formation of the Bengal Sultanate.1353-1359Ekdala Wars - Bengal Sultanate achieved its independence from the Delhi Sultanate

15th century Year Date Event 1414 The Ganesha Dynasty usurps power. (to 1415)1415 Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah assumes power (to 1416) Beginning of the Bengal Sultanate war with the Jaunpur Sultanate1416Raja Ganesha's second phase (to 1418)1418Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah second phase (to 1433)1420End of the war between the Bengal Sultanate and the Jaunpur Sultanate and the annexation of parts of Jaunpaur by the Bengal Sultanate1429February - 18 AprilRestoration of Min Saw Mon and Mrauk U became a vassal state of the Bengal Sultanate1433Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah (son of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah) assumes power 1436 Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah restores the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. Second period of rule by the Ilyas Shahi Dynasty. (to 1486) 1487 Jalaluddin Fateh Shah is assassinated by Habshi slaves. Rule of the Habshi Sultans. (to 1494) 1494 Rule of the Hussain Shahi dynasty. (to 1538)1498Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War - Bengal Sultanate takes over the Khen dynasty

16th century Year Date Event1512Beginning of the Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War1513Husain Shah assigned the charge of Arakan expedition to Paragal Khan. Paragal Khan advanced from his base on the Feni River. The expedition of territory to the western bank of Kaladan River was placed under his governorship administration.1516End of the Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War. The Bengal Sultanate annexed Chittagong and northern Arakan. 1534 The Portuguese arrive at Chittagong and receive trade permits. 1538 Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah, the last Hussain Shahi Sultan and his Portuguese allies are defeated by Sher Shah Suri. Humayun occupies Gaur, but leaves Bengal to Sher Shah Suri. 1575 Battle of Tukaroi between the Sultanate of Bangala and the Mughal Empire.1576 Formation of the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal Independent principality by Sulaiman Khan Karrani in the Bhati (region). Bengal Subah province by the Mughal Empire 1578 Mughal Subahdar Khan Jahan invades the Bhati region of East Bengal, but is defeated by Isa Khan and his allies, near Kishoreganj. 1584 Mughal Subahdar Shahbaz Khan captures Sonargaon, capital of Isa Khan who then defeats the Mughal army in the battles of Egarasindhur and Bhawal to reclaim his lands. 1586 The second campaign of Shahbaz Khan. Isa Khan proposes peace and pretends loyalty.1592Amber Fort is built by Man Singh I the 9th Subahdar of Bengal 1594 Raja Man Singh is appointed Subahdar of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. 1597 Man Singh sends forces against Isa Khan but they are defeated in a naval battle near Vikrampur.

17th century Year Date Event 1608 Subahdar Islam Khan's leads an expedition into Bengal to subjugate the local rulers then moves the provincial capital to Dhaka and renames it Jahangir Nagar. (to 1613)1611Conquest of Jessore by the Mughal Empire. Pratapaditya the Zamindar of Jessore was taken as prisoner of War1612Dissolution of the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal1665NovemberBeginning of the war between the Bengal Subah (Mughal Empire) supported by the Dutch East India Company and Portuguese India against the Arakan Kingdom.166627 JanuaryEnd of the war - Bengali (Mughal) victory and the annexation of Chittagong into the Mughal Empire

18th century Year Date Event1717De facto Independence of the Bengal Subah from the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan.174026 AprilBattle of Giria Short and severe battle resulting in the defeat and death of Sarfaraz Khan and Alivardi Khan usurping and becoming the Nawab of Bengal. End of the Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Khan and the beginning of the Afsar Dynasty of Alivardi Khan.17413 MarchAlivardi Khan retakes Orissa by defeating Rustam Jang deputy governor of Orissa and a relative of Sarfaraz Khan, in the Battle of Phulwarion175616 OctoberSiraj-ud-Daulah defeats his cousin Shaukat Jang in the Battle of Manihari. 1757 Battle of Palashi. a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal establishes Company rule in India. The last Nawab was Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah 1764 Battle of Buxar, With the defeat of Mir Qasim, Mir Jafar's successor at the Battle of Buxer, the ruling power of Bengal was formally taken over by the British. 1765 After the Battle of Buxar, in 1765, Robert Clive received the civil rights of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa from the last Mughal Emperor of Delhi, Shah Alam. 1770 Bengal famine of 1770 causes the death of 10 million people.(1/3 portion people died) 1793 Permanent Settlement Act imposed on Bengal.

19th century Year Date Event 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857 also known as the Sepoy Mutiny/ Indian Mutiny breaks out. 1841 Establishment of Dhaka College also known as the first college of Bangladesh. 1858 East India Company is dissolved and the British Raj begins. 2 August The Government of India Act was passed in the British Parliament. 1861 In 1861, the Government of India was directed to set up a representative legislature in Bengal and the proceedings of the Bengal Legislative Assembly began. 1862 1 February The proceedings of the Bengal Legislative Assembly began. The number of members was 12. But in 1892, the number of member increased to 21.

20th century