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HISTORY NOTES SECTION – 1 Unseen O/W/Q/A examples (can be also F/B, T/F as well, but that can be unknown) 1. Which religion was dominant in Bengal for 800 years? Ans: Buddhism 2. Which Dynasty was successful in ruling Bengal? Ans: Pala Dynasty 3. a) What were the roles of B...

HISTORY NOTES SECTION – 1 Unseen O/W/Q/A examples (can be also F/B, T/F as well, but that can be unknown) 1. Which religion was dominant in Bengal for 800 years? Ans: Buddhism 2. Which Dynasty was successful in ruling Bengal? Ans: Pala Dynasty 3. a) What were the roles of Buddhist scholars in Bengal? Ans: Spreading Buddhism to neighboring countries b) What were the neighboring countries? Ans: Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Java, etc. 4. On which period was Bengal the centre of the Buddhist world? Ans: Pala period 5. a) What were the proofs of influence of Buddhism on Bengal? Ans: Art and Architecture b) What was an example of Buddhist Art and Architecture? Ans: Somapura Mahavihura c) What is the largest Buddhist site in India? Ans: Somapura Mahavihura d) How many cells does it have arranged in a rectangular courtyard? Ans: 177 cells 6. Where is another Major Buddhist centre situated? Ans: Mainamati 7. What things were produced to make higher standards under the Pala Dynasty? Ans: Terracotta plaques, stone carvings, bronze sculptures 8. Which dynasty replaced Pala dynasty? Ans: Sena Dynasty 9. Which religious members arrived during the eleventh century? Ans: Sufis 10. What is Sufism? Ans: Peaceful movement 11. What do Sufis believe? Ans: Meditation can achieve eternal life 12. Which Sufi was popular? Ans: Shah Sultan Rumi 13. Which Sufi was killed? Ans: Baba Adam Shahid 14. Who is Bakthiar Khalji? Ans: An adventurer from the Turkish tribe 15. What fact did Bakthiar Khalji took advantage of? Ans: Sena Dynasty weakened Bengal and it can be easily invaded by Turkish invaders 16. Which place did Bakthiar Khalji occupy? Ans: Nadia 17. Who is Raja Laksmanasena? Ans: The last king of Sena Dynasty 18. Whom did Bakthiar Khalji forced to leave? Ans: Raja Laksmanasena 19. Who is a good administrator? Ans: Bakthiar Khalji 20. On which century did Sufis continue to arrive at Bengal? Ans: Thirteenth and fourteenth century 21. (a) Who built a mosque? Ans: Shaikh Jalauddin Tabrizi (b) Where was it built? Ans: Pandua 22. What was the important part of Sufis? Ans: Literature (Arabic) 23. Did Sufis won converts? Ans: yes 24. (i) How did Hindus become converts of Sufism? Ans: Brotherly love and equality (ii) How did Buddhists become converts of Sufism? Ans: The fact of attaining God through love of his creation 25. Whom did the Bengals employ as ministers and officials? Ans: Sufis 26. Who were Sufis regarded as? Ans: Saints 27. Who was Illiyas Shah? Ans: A strong united independent ruler of Bengal 28. Whom did Illiyas Shah fought a war against? Ans: Alauddin Ali Shah 29. What did Illiyas Shah seize? Ans: Throne of Lakhnauti 30. Which places did Illiyas Shah took control of? Ans: Satgaon and Sonargaon 31. Who was the first ruler to establish a distinct identity to Bengal? Ans: Illiyas Shah 32. (a) What was the name of Illiyas Shah’s new kingdom? Ans: Bangalah (b) What was the names of the people who live in it? Ans: Bangali  (c) Who is the founder of Bangladesh? Ans: Illiyash Shah 33. What title did Illiyas Shah took? Ans: Sultan-I-Bangalah 34. What was Illiyas Shah describe in his coins? Ans: Right hand of Caliphate 35. Which countries did Illiyas Shah launched campaigns against? Ans: Nepal, Orissa, Bihar, Benaras 36. Which Sultan tried to defeat Illiyas Shah? Ans: Delhi Sultan Firuz Shah Tuqhlaq 37. What was Illiyas Shah then confirmed as? Ans: Independent Sultan of Bengal 38. What was the administration of Bengal under Illiyas Shah based on? Ans: equality 39. Who is Raja Ganesh? Ans: Hindu landowner 40. What did Raja Ganesh become? Ans: Senior official in the government 41. Who is Jalauddin? Ans: Raja Ganesh’s son 42. What did Jalauddin become? Ans: Sultan 43. What trend did the Bengali sultans begin? Ans: Of appointing Hindus to key positions 44. What approach did Illiyas Shah adopt? Ans: A tolerant approach to different religions 45. What was Illiyas Shah’s army based on? Ans: Local population 46. When did Illiyas Shah die? Ans: 1358 47. What did Illiyas Shah found before his death? Ans: An independent sultanate that will last for 2 centuries 48. Since when did Jalauddin Shah succeed? Ans: 1415 49. When did Jalauddin Shah died? Ans: 1435 50. What did Illiyas Shah’s successor wanted to do after Jalauddin’s death? Ans: To establish their independence from Delhi 51. What were Jalauddin and his successors regarded as? Ans: Bengalis 52. (i) What were Jalauddin and his successors referred to? Ans: Rajas  (ii) What symbol did they use on their coins? Ans: Lion symbol 53. Why did Jalauddin convert his religion from Hinduism to Islam? Ans: To keep his position secure 54. When did Jalauddin die? Ans: 1435 55. After Jalauddin, who else succeeded? Ans: A descendant of Illiyas Shah 56. When did Hossain Shah came to throne? Ans: 1494 57. Who is then Hossain Shah? Ans: A wazir of the previous assassinated sultan 58. What type of reign did Hossain Shah had? Ans: A seemingly unchallenged and successful reign 59. How did Hossain Shah attempt to extend the territory of Bengal? Ans: A series of campaigns 60. Which countries were involved in a prolonged warfare during Hossain Shah’s time? Ans: Kamarupa, Assam, Orissa 61. Which place did he took possession of? Ans: Chittagong 62. During his reign, what large-scale conversions appear? Ans: From Hinduism to Islam 63. What was Hossain Shah unaware of? Ans: The extent of perspecution 64. Whom did Hossain Shah greatly respect? Ans: Sri Chaitanya, the founder of Vaisnavism 65. During reign of Hossain Shah, who arrived to Bengal for the first time? Ans: Portuguese 66. What links between two powers were established? Ans: Diplomatic powers 67. What did Hossain Shah’s reign saw? Ans: Expansion of Bengali literature and the Mahabharata translated into Bangla 68. During Bengal’s successful periods, what bad result occurred? ANs: Hossain Shah’s successor were unable to maintain his conquests 69. Who attacked Bengal on that time? Ans: Mughal Empire 70. Who is Nusrat Shah? Ans: The son of Hossain Shah 71. What did Nusrat Shah had to do? Ans: Face attacks from the Mughal Emperor – Babar 72. Who is Firuz Shah? Ans: Nusrat Shah’s son  73. When were both Firuz Shah and Nusrat Shah killed? Ans: 1533 74. Who seized power? Ans: Mahmud Shah 75. Who lost control of Assam? Ans: Mahmud Shah 76. What did Mahmud Shah do? Ans: Facing attacks from another major power, Sher Shah from Afghanistan 77. After 200 years, what happened to the Bengal sultanate? Ans: Troubled deeply Date/Events: (this can sometimes be O/W/Q/A) 4th-12th century Buddhism was the dominant religion 6th century Reign of Shashanka 8th-2nd half of 11th century Pala dynasty period 2nd half of 11th century Sena Dynasty replaced Pala Dynasty 1887 Buddhism re-emerged 11th century Sufism began to arrive 1205 Bakthiar Khalji arrived, Sufis became more influential 1206 He launched an invasion against Tibet 1342 Illiyas Shah came to power by seizing the throne of Lakhnauti 1339 Illiyas Shah fought a war against Alaudding Ali Shah 1352 Illiyas Shah took control of Stgaon and Sonargaon 1355-1358 The two sultans, Illiyas Shah and Tuqhlaq, exchanged envoys and gifts 1415 Jalauddin, Raja Ganesh’s son, became sultan 1358 Illiyas Shah died 1415 Jalauddin Shah suceeded 1435 His reign ended as he died 1494 Hossain Shah came to throne 1493 Hossain Shah assassinated the previous sultan 1538 Until that year, he took possession of Chittagong 1486-1533 Sri Chaitnya period 1533 Nusrat Shah and Firuz Shah died by assasination SECTION – 2 O/W/Q/A 1. Where did Sher Shah conquer? Ans: Gaur, capital of Bengal 2. Whom did Sher Shah defeat? Ans: Humayun, Mughal Emepror 3. How many years did Sher Shah dominate an empire? Ans: 5 years 4. Why did Sher Shah die? Ans: His success was shortlived 5. (i) What happened during the reign of Akbar? Ans: West Bengal was occupied, East was outside Empire (ii) What did he do? Ans:Extend Mughal control over whole areas of Bengal 6. Who lead opposition of Mughals? Ans: Bara-Bhuiyans 7. Who are Bara-Bhuiyans? Ans: Local chiefs and zamindars 8. Why are they called Bara-Bhuiyans? Ans: The name suggests there are twelve leaders 9. Who is the most important Bara-Bhuiyan? Ans: Isa Khan 10. Which region did Isa Khan control? Ans: Bahti region of East Bengal 11. How did Isa Khan die? Ans: By repeatedly defeating Mughal forces 12. Who was appointed subandar of Bengal by Jahangir? Ans: Jahangir 13. Where did he set up his first base? Ans: Rajmahal 14. Which way did he thought could wage successfully campaigns against the Bara-Bhuiyans? Ans: A more centralized capital was needed, like Dhaka 15. How did he launch campaigns? Ans: Amphibious campaigns using networks of rivers to get into the heartland to Bara-Bhuiyans 16. Where did Islam Khan advance? Ans: Bhati area 17. When did Islam Khan attack the Bara Bhuiyans? Ans: December 1608 18. Which place did Islam Khan occupy? Ans: Dhaka 19. Who is Musa Khan? Ans: Son of Isa Khan, commander of Bara-Bhuiyans 20. When did Musa Khan surrender to Islam Khan? Ans: 1611 21. Why do previous attempts on Subduing Islam fail? Ans: Mughal armies left, local leaders went back to their own ways 22. How did Islam Khan prevented this? Ans: By refusing to let local leaders return to local areas 23. What happens once the local leaders are surrendered? Ans: They are forced to join the Mughal army 24. What did Islam Khan achieve? Ans: Islam Khan achieved in successfully crushing Mughal resistance 25. Who is Quasim Khan? Ans: Islam Khan’s brother and successor 26. When did Islam Khan die? Ans: 1613 27. When did Dhaka became capital? Ans: 1610 28. What did Dhaka develop into? Ans: A major city and a trading centre 29. What were Suburbs built for? Ans: To house the growing number of civil servants and administrative officials 30. What were banks set up for? Ans: To finance trading operations 31. What was there in Dhaka when it was a trading centre? Ans: Commercial centre, a place for Hindu scribes 32. When did Dhaka had been an important trading centre? Ans: Before it was capital 33. What kinds of traders came to Dhaka? Ans: Traders from Persia, Armenia, China, Malay, Java, and Sumantra 34. What did Dutch do in 1663? Ans: Established a factory 35. Which people followed the Dutch? Ans: British and then French 36. What was the most important trade? Ans: Muslin 37. Where is muslin made? Ans: In Dhaka 38. Whom did the traders sold muslin to? Ans: Europeans 39. When did Dhaka develop? Ans: Dhaka developed during Shah Shuja’s role as a subandar 40. Who is Shah Shuja? Ans: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s son 41. What surviving Mughal buildings were builtby Shah Shuja in Dhaka? Ans: Bara Katra and Churihatta mosque 42. Was Bengal peaceful under Shah Shuja? Ans: YES 43. Why did Law and order break down? Ans: Shah Shuja’s attempts to seize the imperial throne 44. What happened to Shah Shuja’s father in 1657? Ans: He fell ill 45. Who replaced Shah Shuja? Ans: Mir Jumla 46. (i) How many years was Mir Jumla in his office? Ans: Three years (ii) What did he to do during that time? Ans: Built forts, bridges, roads in Dhaka and pacified the eastern frontier (iii) How did he pacify the eastern frontier? Ans: By re-conquering Kamarupa and forcing the Assam King to make peace 47. When did Mir Jumla die? Ans: During the campaign against Assam 48. Why did control of Bengal lapse once again? Ans: The problem is zamindars, who were local officials responsible for collecting taxes 49. Who replaced Mir Jumla? Ans: Shaista Khan 50. Who is Shaista Khan? Ans: The last subandar and Aurangzeb’s uncle 51. What role did Shaista Khan play? Ans: A successful general 52. What did Shaista Khan do regardless of his age? Ans: He remained in officer constantly 24 years 53. What were Shaista Khan’s first actions? Ans: Restore Bengal administration 54. (i) What happened to corrupt officials during Shaista Khan’s time? Ans: Dismissed and punished (ii) What happened to illegal taxes? Ans: Abolished (iii) What type of control was established? Ans: Effective Mughal control 55. When did Shaista began his campaign against Arakan and seize Chittagong? Ans: 1665 56. (i) What was Shaista Khan’s first aim? Ans: Crushing Arakans (ii) What was Shaista Khan’s second aim? Ans: Eliminate the pirates who preyed on Bengali trade 57. How did Shaista Khan began? Ans: By isolating Arakans 58. What did Shaista Khan persuade to Porteguese? Ans: To support him 59. What did Shaista Khan persuade to the Dutch governor of Batavia? Ans: To close the factories in Arakan 60. What is Bhulua? Ans: Military headquarters 61. What is Sandwip? ANs: An island 62. What was Sandwip seized for? Ans: To be used as a naval base 63. (i) When did the attack begin? ANs: 1665 (ii) Was it successful? Ans: Yes 64. What did Chittagong become after it was besieged? Ans: Mughal Empire 65. During Shaista Khan’s period, who arrived in Bengal? Ans: So many Europeans 66. (i) What did Shaista Khan encourage with the Europeans Ans: Trade (ii) What did they try to guarantee? Ans: Safe transport on road and rivers 67. What were Europeans granted? Ans: Privileges 68. What is the English organization that trades in Bengal called? Ans: East India Company(EIC) 69. (i) When did EIC first set foot in Bengal?]? Ans: 1633 (ii) At the same time, where was the factory established? Ans: Hariharpur 70. What was permitted in Bengal? Ans: To trade in Bengal without custom duties in return for annual payment of 3,000 rupees 71. Where were other factories found in? Ans: One in Hughli, one in Kasimbazar, one in Dhaka, one in Kolkata 72. What happened to Bengal and Shaista Khan by trade? Ans: Became very wealthy 73. (i) What was Shaista Khan’s famous building? Ans: Chotra Katra (ii) What was it built for? Ans: To provide accommodation for merchants and travellers (iii) What does it suggest? Ans: Shaista Khan’s appreciation of the importance of trade 74. What did Shaista Khan also make? Ans: Mosques, palaces 75. When did Shaista Khan die? Ans: 1688  76. Who was the Last Mughal subandar? ANs” Azimuddin 77. When did MURSHID QULI KHAN arrive in Dhaka? Ans: 1701 78. Whom did Murshid QUli Khan serve? Ans: Azimuddin 79. Who saved Murshid QUli Khan when he clashed with Azimuddin? Ans: Aurangzeb 80. When did Aurangzeb die? Ans: 1707 81. What happened to the Empire later on? Ans: Fell apart 82. Where did Murshid Quli Khan transfer? Ans: Deccan 83. Where did Murshid Quli Khan return? Ans: Bengal 84. When did Murshid Quli Khan became senior official in the province? Ans: 1713 85. From 1717, What did Murshid Quli Khan govern Bengal as? Ans: An independent state 86. Whom and What did Murshid QUli Khan encourage? Ans; European merchants and trade 87. When did Murshid Quli Khan die? Ans: 1727 Date Events: DATE EVENTS 1538 Sher Shah conquered Gaur 1556-1605 Akbar’s reign 1605-1627 Jahangir’s reign 1578, 1584, Isa Khan defeated Mughal forces 1586, 1594 1599 Isa Khan died 1608 Jahangir appointed Islam Khan as subandar December 1608 Islam Khan began his campaign against Bara Bhuiyans 1610 Islam Khan attacked the Barabhuiyans and occupied Dhaka 1611’s end All oppositions of Islam Khan, even Musa Khan, surrendered 1613 Islam Khan died 1610 Dhaka became capital 1663 Dutch established a factory 1667 British followed Dutch 1682 French followed Dutch 1639-1660 Shah Shuja’s reign 1657 Shah Shuja’s father, Shah Jahan fell ill 1660 Mir Jumla replaced Shah Shuja 1657-1707 Aurangzeb’s reign 1664 Shaista Khan was appointed as a subandar 1665 Shaista Khan began his campaign to defeat Arakan 1666 January Chittagong was taken 1633 EIC set foot in Bengal, A factory was established in Hariharpur 1658 Another factory established in Kasimbazaar 1668 A new factory opened in Dhaka 1690 The last factory established in Kolkata 1688 Shaista Khan died 1710 Murshid Quli Khan began to be a ruler 1701 Murshid QUli Khan arrived in Dhaka to serve as diwan to Azimuddin 1707 Aurangzeb died 1710 Murshid Quli Khan Murshid Kuli Khan returned to Bengal 1713 Murshid QUli Khan became the most senior official in the province 1717 He started to virtually govern Bengal as an independent state 1717 Murshid Quli Khan transferred his capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad 1727 Murshid Quli Kahn died 1752 Sirajuddaula was adopted as the heir of Alivardi Khan 1756 Sirajuddaula succeeded in1756