List of rulers of Bengal
This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma, Anga, Vanga, Samatata and Harikela. Along with Bihar, parts of northwestern Bengal were also incorporated into the kingdom of Magadha.
Under the Mauryas, much of Bengal was conquered save for the far eastern Bengali kingdoms which continued to exist as tributary states before succumbing to the Guptas. With the fall of the Gupta Empire, Bengal was united under a single local ruler, Shashanka, for the first time. With the collapse of his kingdom, Bengal split up into petty kingdoms once more.
With the rise of Gopala, Bengal was united once more under the Pala Empire, Chandra dynasty, Sena dynasty and deva dynasty. After them, Bengal was ruled by the Muslim dynasties followed by the British. The position of the Prime Minister of Bengal was established in 1937, and served as the provincial chief executive in the British Raj, until 1947, when Bengal was partitioned, making West Bengal part of India and the East Bengal part of Pakistan. East Bengal then became an independent country, Bangladesh, following the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Legendary kings of Magadha: Brihadratha Dynasty (c. 1700–799 BC)
- Brihadratha
- Jarasandha
- Sahadeva
- Somapi (1679–1618 BC)
- Srutasravas (1618–1551 BC)
- Ayutayus (1551–1515 BC)
- Niramitra (1515–1415 BC)
- Sukshatra (1415–1407 BC)
- Brihatkarman (1407–1384 BC)
- Senajit (1384–1361 BC)
- Srutanjaya (1361–1321 BC)
- Vipra (1321–1296 BC)
- Suchi (1296–1238 BC)
- Kshemya (1238–1210 BC)
- Subrata (1210–1150 BC)
- Dharma (1150–1145 BC)
- Susuma (1145–1107 BC)
- Dridhasena (1107–1059 BC)
- Sumati (1059–1026 BC)
- Subhala (1026–1004 BC)
- Sunita (1004–964 BC)
- Satyajit (964–884 BC)
- Biswajit (884–849 BC)
- Ripunjaya (849–799 BC)
Pradyota Dynasty (799–684 BC)
Shishunaga Dynasty (684–424 BC)
- Shishunaga (684–644 BC)
- Kakavarna (644–618 BC)
- Kshemadharman (618–582 BC)
- Kshatraujas (582–558 BC)
- Bimbisara (544–491 BC)
- Ajatashatru (491–461 BC)
- Darshaka (from 461 BC)
- Udayin
- Nandivardhana
- Mahanandin (until 424 BC)
Nanda Dynasty (424–321 BC)
- Mahapadma Nanda (from 424 BC)
- Pandhuka
- Panghupati
- Bhutapala
- Rashtrapala
- Govishanaka
- Dashasidkhaka
- Kaivarta
- Dhana (Agrammes, Xandrammes) (until 321 BC)
Maurya Dynasty (324–185 BC)
- Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrakottos) (324–301 BC)
- Bindusara Amitraghata (301–273 BC)
- Ashoka Vardhana (Ashoka the Great) (273–232 BC),
- Dasaratha (232–224 BC)
- Samprati (224–215 BC)
- Salisuka (215–202 BC)
- Devavarman (202–195 BC)
- Satadhanvan (195–187 BC)
- Brhadrata (187–184 BC)
Mahameghavahana Dynasty (c. 250 BC–400 AD)
- Mahamegha Vahana (?)
- Kharavela (c.193–179 BC)
- Vakadeva (or Vakradeva) (?)
Shunga Dynasty (185–73 BC)
- Pushyamitra Shunga (185–149 BC)
- Agnimitra (149–141 BC)
- Vasujyeshtha (141–131 BC)
- Vasumitra (131–124 BC)
- Andhraka (124–122 BC)
- Pulindaka (122–119 BC)
- Ghosha
- Vajramitra
- Bhagabhadra
- Devabhuti (83–73 BC)
Kanva Dynasty (73–43 BC)
Gupta Empire (c. AD 240–550 )
- Sri-Gupta I (c. 240–290)
- Ghatotkacha (290–305)
- Chandra Gupta I (305–335)
- Samudra Gupta (335–370)
- Rama Gupta (370–375)
- Chandra Gupta II (Chandragupta Vikramaditya) (375–415)
- Kumara Gupta I (415–455)
- Skanda Gupta (455–467)
- Kumara Gupta II (467–477)
- Buddha Gupta (477–496)
- Chandra Gupta III (496–500)
- Vainya Gupta (500–515)
- Narasimha Gupta (510–530)
- Kumara Gupta III (530–540)
- Vishnu Gupta (c. 540–550)
Gauda Kingdom
Khadga kingdom
- Khadgodyama (625–640)
- Jatakhadga (640–658)
- Devakhadga (658–673)
- Rajabhata (673–690)
- Balabhata (690–705)
- Udirnakhadga (undetermined reign)
Pala Empire
Based on their different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, the various historians estimate the Pala chronology as follows:[1]:32-37
RC Majumdar (1971)[2] | AM Chowdhury (1967)[3] | BP Sinha (1977)[4] | DC Sircar (1975-76)[5] | |
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Gopala I | 750–770 | 756-781 | 755-783 | 750-775 |
Dharmapala | 770-810 | 781-821 | 783-820 | 775-812 |
Devapala | 810-c. 850 | 821-861 | 820-860 | 812-850 |
Mahendrapala | NA (Mahendrapala's existence was conclusively established through a copper-plate charter discovered later.) | |||
Shurapala I | 850-853 | 861-866 | 860-865 | 850-858 |
Vigrahapala I | 858-60 | |||
Narayanapala | 854-908 | 866-920 | 865-920 | 860-917 |
Rajyapala | 908-940 | 920-952 | 920-952 | 917-952 |
Gopala II | 940-957 | 952-969 | 952-967 | 952-972 |
Vigrahapala II | 960-c. 986 | 969-995 | 967-980 | 972-977 |
Mahipala I | 988-c. 1036 | 995-1043 | 980-1035 | 977-1027 |
Nayapala | 1038-1053 | 1043-1058 | 1035-1050 | 1027-1043 |
Vigrahapala III | 1054-1072 | 1058-1075 | 1050-1076 | 1043-1070 |
Mahipala II | 1072-1075 | 1075-1080 | 1076-1078/9 | 1070-1071 |
Shurapala | 1075-1077 | 1080-1082 | 1071-1072 | |
Ramapala | 1077-1130 | 1082-1124 | 1078/9-1132 | 1072-1126 |
Kumarapala | 1130-1125 | 1124-1129 | 1132-1136 | 1126-1128 |
Gopala III | 1140-1144 | 1129-1143 | 1136-1144 | 1128-1143 |
Madanapala | 1144-1162 | 1143-1162 | 1144-1161/62 | 1143-1161 |
Govindapala | 1155-1159 | NA | 1162-1176 or 1158-1162 | 1161-1165 |
Palapala | NA | NA | NA | 1165-1199 |
Note:[1]
- Earlier historians believed that Vigrahapala I and Shurapala I were the two names of the same person. Now, it is known that these two were cousins; they either ruled simultaneously (perhaps over different territories) or in rapid succession.
- AM Chowdhury rejects Govindapala and his successor Palapala as the members of the imperial Pala dynasty.
- According to BP Sinha, the Gaya inscription can be read as either the "14th year of Govindapala's reign" or "14th year after Govindapala's reign". Thus, two sets of dates are possible.
Chandra Dynasty
- Traillokyachandra (900–930)
- Srichandra (930–975)
- Kalyanachandra (975–1000)
- Ladahachandra (1000–1020)
- Govindachandra (1020–1050)
Sen Dynasty
- Hemantasen (1070–1096)
- Vijayasen (1096–1159)
- Ballalsen (1159–1179)
- Lakshmansen (1179–1206)
- Vishwarupsen (1206–1225)
- Keshabsen (1225–1230)
Deva Dynasty
- Purushottamadeva
- Madhusudanadeva
- Vasudeva
- Damodaradeva (1231–1243)
- Dasharathadeva (1281)
Khilji dynasty (1204-1227)
Name | Reign | Notes |
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Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji | 1204–1206 | |
Muhammad Shiran Khilji | 1206–1208 | |
Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah | 1208–1210 | |
Ali Mardan Khilji | 1210–1212 | |
Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah | 1212–1227 | second term as Husamuddin Iwaj Khilji |
Governors of Bengal under Mamluk Sultanate (1227–1281)
Name | Reign | Notes |
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Nasiruddin Mahmud | 1227–1229 | |
Alauddin Daulat Shah Khalji | 1229–1230[6] | |
Malik Balkha Khilji | 1230–1231 | |
Alauddin Jani | 1232–1233 | |
Saifuddin Aibak | 1233–1236 | |
Awor Khan Aibak | 1236 | |
Tughral Tughan Khan | 1236–1246 | |
Tughlaq Tamar Khan | 1246–1247 | |
Jalaluddin Masud Jani | 1247–1251 | |
Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak | 1251–1257 | |
Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki | 1257–1259 | |
Tatar Khan | 1259–1268 | |
Sher Khan | 1268–1272 | |
Amin Khan | 1272–1272 | |
Tughral Tughan Khan | 1272–1281 | Second term as Mughisuddin Tughral |
Balban dynasty (1281-1324)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Nasiruddin Bughra Khan | 1281 –1291 | As governor of Lakhnauti in 1281–1287 and as independent Sultan in 1287–1291. |
Rukunuddin Kaikaus | 1291–1300 | First Muslim ruler to conquer Satgaon kingdom. Divided Bengal into two parts – Bihar and Lakhnauti. |
Shamsuddin Firoz Shah | 1300–1322 | First Muslim ruler to conquer Sonargaon region. |
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah | 1322–1324 | Lost independence of Bengal to Delhi Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. |
Governors of Bengal under Tughlaq Sultanate (1324–1339)
Name | Region | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah | Sonargaon | 1324–1328 | |
Bahram Khan | Sonargaon | 1328–1338 | |
Qadar Khan | Lakhnauti | 1328–1336 | |
Mukhlis | Lakhnauti | 1336–1339 | |
Azam Khan | Satgaon | 1324–1328 | |
Izzuddin Yahya | Satgaon | 1328–1339 |
Independent Sultans of Bengal during Tughlaq Sultanate (1338-1352)
Name | Region | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah | Sonargaon | 1338–1349 | |
Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah | Sonargaon | 1349–1352 | |
Ilyas Shah | Satgaon | 1339–1342 | |
Alauddin Ali Shah | Lakhnauti | 1339–1342 | |
Ilyas Shah | Lakhnauti and Satgaon | 1342–1352 |
Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352-1414)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah | 1352–1358 | Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti. |
Sikandar Shah | 1358–1390 | Assassinated by his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah |
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah | 1390–1411 | |
Saifuddin Hamza Shah | 1411–1412 | |
Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah | 1412–1414 |
House of Raja Ganesha (1414-1435)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Raja Ganesha | 1414–1415 | |
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | 1415–1416 | Son of Raja Ganesha and converted into Islam |
Raja Ganesha | 1416–1418 | Second Phase |
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah | 1418–1433 | Second Phase |
Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah | 1433–1435 |
Restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1435-1487)
Name | Reign | Notes |
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Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah | 1435–1459 | |
Rukunuddin Barbak Shah | 1459–1474 | |
Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah | 1474–1481 | |
Sikandar Shah II | 1481 | |
Jalaaluddin Fateh Shah | 1481–1487 |
Habshi rule (1487-1494)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Shahzada Barbak | 1487 | |
Saifuddin Firuz Shah | 1487–1489 | |
Mahmud Shah II | 1489–1490 | |
Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah | 1490–1494 |
Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494-1538)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Alauddin Hussain Shah | 1494–1518 | |
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah | 1518–1533 | |
Alauddin Firuz Shah | 1533 | |
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah | 1533–1538 |
Governors of Bengal under Suri Empire (1532–1555)
Name | Reign | Notes |
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Sher Shah Suri | 1532–1538 | Defeated Mughals and became the ruler of Delhi in 1540. |
Khidr Khan | 1538–1541 | |
Qazi Fazilat | 1541–1545 | |
Muhammad Khan Sur | 1545–1554 | |
Shahbaz Khan | 1555 |
Muhammad Shah dynasty (1554-1564)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Muhammad Khan Sur | 1554–1555 | Declared independence and styled himself as Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah |
Khizr Khan Suri | 1555–1561 | |
Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah | 1561–1564 | |
Ghiyasuddin Shah III | 1564[7]| |
Karrani dynasty (1564-1576)
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Taj Khan Karrani | 1564–1566 | |
Sulaiman Khan Karrani | 1566–1572 | |
Bayazid Khan Karrani | 1572 | |
Daud Khan Karrani | 1572–1576 |
Mughal Subahdars of Bengal Subah (1565–1717)
During the reign of Akbar
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Munim Khan | 1574–1575 | Khan-i-Khanan |
Hussain Quli Khan | 1575–1578 | |
Muzaffar Khan Turbati | 1579–1580 | |
Mirza Aziz Koka | 1582–1583 | |
Wazir Khan Tajik | 1583-1583 | |
Shahbaz Khan Kamboh | 1583–1585 | |
Sadiq Khan | 1585–1586 | |
Wazir Khan Tajik | 1586–1587 | |
Sa'id Khan | 1587–1594 | |
Raja Man Singh I | 1597 – 1606[8] |
During the reign of Jahangir
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Qutubuddin Koka | Sep 2, 1606 – 1607 | killed in a battle against Sher Afghan. (Local history of Burdwan, West Bengal, India says that Qutub-ud-din Kokah died in a battle against Ali Quli Istajlu alias Sher Afgan in 1610 AD. The tomb where both of them were buried is presently under the surveillance of Archeological Survey of India.) |
Jahangir Quli Beg | 1607–1608 | In early life, a slave of Akbar's brother, Mirza Muhammad Hakim |
Islam Khan Chishti | 1608–1613 | first governor to transfer the Bengal capital to Dhaka on April 1612 |
Qasim Khan Chishti | 1613–1617 | younger brother of Islam Khan Chishti |
Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang | 1617–1624 | died in an attack by Prince Shahjahan |
Mahabat Khan | 1625–1626 | |
Mukarram Khan | 1626–1627 | |
Fidai Khan | 1627–1628 |
During the reign of Shah Jahan
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Qasim Khan Juvayni | 1628–1632 | |
Mir Muhammad Baqir | 1632–1635 | Known as Azam Khan |
Mir Abdus Salam | 1635–1639 | Known as Islam Khan Mashadi |
Prince Shah Shuja | 1639–1647 again 1652–1660 |
During the reign of Aurangzeb
Name | Reign | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Mir Jumla II | 1660–1663 | ||
Shaista Khan | 1664–1678 | ||
Azam Khan Koka | 1678-1678 | Known as Fidai Khan II | |
Prince Muhammad Azam | 20 July 1678 – 6 October 1679[6] | ||
Shaista Khan | 1680–1688 | ||
Ibrahim Khan II | 1689–1697 | ||
Prince Azim-us-Shan | 1697–1712 |
Post Aurangzeb Subahdars
Name | Reign | Notes |
---|---|---|
Khan-i-Alam | 1712–1713 | |
Farrukh Siyar | 1713–1717 | |
Murshid Quli Khan | 1717–1727 |
The Nawabs of Bengal
Portrait | Titular Name | Personal Name | Birth | Reign | Death |
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Ala ud-Daulah | Murshid Quli Jafar Khan | 1665 | 1717– 1727 | 30 June 1727 | |
Mirza Asadullah | Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur | ? | 1727-1727 | April 1740 | |
Shuja ud-Daula | Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan | 1670 | July 1727 – 26 August 1739 | 26 August 1739 | |
Mirza Asadullah | Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur | ? | 13 March 1739 – April 1740 | April 1740 | |
Husam ud-Daula | Muhammad Alivardi Khan Bahadur | 10 May 1671 | 29 April 1740 – 16 April 1756 | 16 April 1756 | |
Siraj ud-Daulah | Mîrzâ Muhammad Sirâj-ud-Daulah | 1733 | April 1756 – 2 June 1757 | 2 July 1757 | |
Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur | Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan | 1691 | June 1757 – October 1760 | 17 January 1765 | |
Itimad ud-Daulah | Mir Kasim Ali Khan Bahadur | ? | 1760–1763 | 1777 | |
Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur | Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan | 1691 | 25 July 1763 – 17 January 1765 | 17 January 1765 | |
Nazam-ud-Daulah | Najimuddin Ali Khan | 1750 | 5 February 1765 – 8 May 1766 | 8 May 1766 | |
Saif ud-Daulah | Najabut Ali Khan | 1749 | 22 May 1766 – 10 March 1770 | 10 March 1770 | |
Mubarak ud-Daulah | Ashraf Ali Khan | 1759 | 21 March 1770 – 6 September 1793 | 6 September 1793 | |
Azud ud-Daulah | Babar Ali Khan Bahadur | ? | 1793 – 28 April 1810 | 28 April 1810 | |
Ali Jah | Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan | ? | 5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821 | 6 August 1821 | |
Walla Jah | Ahmad Ali Khan | ? | 1810 – 30 October 1824 | 30 October 1824 | |
Humayun Jah | Mubarak Ali Khan | 29 September 1810 | 1824 – 3 October 1838 | 3 October 1838 | |
Feradun Jah | Mansur Ali Khan | 29 October 1830 | 29 October 1838 –1881 (abdicated) | 5 November 1884 |
Nawabs of Murshidabad
Picture | Titular Name | Personal Name | Birth | Reign | Death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Kadir | Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur | 25 August 1846 | 17 February 1882 – 25 December 1906 | 25 December 1906 | |
Amir ul-Omrah | Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur | 7 January 1875 | December 1906–23 October 1959 | 23 October 1959 | |
Raes ud-Daulah | Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur | 14 November 1901 | 1959 – 20 November 1969 ( no clear successor-post/title in dispute) | 20 November 1969 |
Hindu Rajas in Bengal
Maharajas of Bhurshut
- Shivanarayan
- Rudranarayan
- Bhavashankari
- Pratapnarayan
- Naranarayan
- Lakshminarayan
Maharajas of Bankura
- Bir Hambir
Maharajas of Koch kingdom
- Viswa Singha
- Nara Narayan
- Lakshmi Narayan
- Harendra Narayan
- Shivendra Narayan
- Narendra Narayan
- Nripendra Narayan
- Jitendra Narayan
- Jagaddipendra Narayan
Maharajas of Jessore Kingdom
Maharajas of Nadia
- Raja Krishnachandra
British Colonial Period
Chief Agents (1701–1756)
- Charles Eyre 1700–1701
- John Beard 1701–1705
- Edward Littleton 1705–1705
- Ruled by a council 1705–1710
- Anthony Weltden 20 July 1710 – 4 March 1711
- John Russell 4 Mar 1711 – 3 Dec 1713
- Robert Hedges 3 Dec 1713 – 12 Jan 1718
- Samuel Flake 12 Jan 1718 – 17 Jan 1723
- John Deane 17 Jan 1723 – 30 Jan 1726
- Henry Frankland 30 Jan 1726 – 17 Sep 1728
- Edward Stephenson 17 Sep 1728 – 18 Sep 1728
- John Deane 18 Sep 1728 – 25 Feb 1732
- John Stackhouse 25 Feb 1732 – 29 Jan 1739
- Thomas Broddyll 29 Jan 1739 – 4 Feb 1746
- John Forster 4 Feb 1746 – 18 Apr 1748
- William Barwell 18 Apr 1748 – 17 Jun 1749
- Adam Dawson 17 Jun 1749 – 5 Jun 1752
- William Fytche 8 Augt 1752 – Oct 1756
- Roger Drake 8 Aug 1752 – Oct 1756
Governors (1757–1854)
- Robert Clive 1757–1760
- Henry Vansittart 1760–1764
- Robert Clive 1765–1766
- Harry Verelst 1767–1769
- John Cartier 1769–1772
- Warren Hastings 1772–1774
- Charles Cornwallis 1786–1793
- Richard Wellesley 1797–1805
- Charles Cornwallis 1805-1805
- James Broun-Ramsay 1848–1854
Lieutenant-Governors (1854–1912)
- Frederick James Halliday 1854–1859
- John Grant 1859–1862
- Sir Cecil Beadon 1862–1866
- Sir William Grey 1866–1871
- George Campbell 1871–1874
- Sir Richard Temple 1874–1877
- Sir Ashley Eden 1877–1879
- Steuart Bayley 1879–1882
- Sir Augustus Thompson 1882–1885
- Horace Cockerell 1885–1887
- Sir Steuart Bayley 1887–1890
- Charles Elliot 1890–1893
- Anthony MacDonnell 1893–1895
- Alexander Mackenzie 1895–1897
- Charles Cecil Stevens 1897–1898
- Sir John Woodburn 1898–1902
- James Bourdillon 1902–1903
- Sir Andrew Fraser 1903–1906
- Lancelot Hare 1906–1906
- Francis Slacke 1906–1908
- Sir Edward Baker 1908–1911
- Sir William Duke 1911–1912
Governors (1912–1947)
- Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael 1912–1917
- Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland as Earl of Ronaldshay 1917–1922
- Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton 1922–1927
- Sir Stanley Jackson 1927–1932
- Sir John Anderson 1932–1937
- Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne 1937–1939
- John Arthur Herbert 1939–1943
- Sir Richard Casey 1944–1946
- Sir Frederick Burrows 1946–1947
After Independence of India and Pakistan
British colonial period ended when India and Pakistan became independent nations in 1947. Bengal fell into two parts – one in India, named West Bengal and the other part in Pakistan as East Pakistan.
Governors of West Bengal
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
1 | Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari | 1947 | 1948 |
2 | Kailash Nath Katju | 1948 | 1951 |
3 | Harendra Coomar Mookerjee | 1951 | 1956 |
4 | Phani Bhusan Chakraborty | 1956 | 1956 |
5 | Padmaja Naidu | 1956 | 1967 |
6 | Dharma Vira | 1967 | 1969 |
7 | Deep Narayan Sinha | 1969 | 1969 |
8 | Shanti Swaroop Dhavan | 1969 | 1971 |
9 | Anthony Lancelot Dias | 1971 | 1979 |
10 | Tribhuvana Narayana Singh | 1979 | 1981 |
11 | Bhairab Dutt Pande | 1981 | 1983 |
12 | Anant Prasad Sharma | 1983 | 1984 |
13 | Satish Chandra | 1984 | 1984 |
14 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 1984 | 1986 |
15 | Nurul Hasan | 1986 | 1989 |
16 | T. V. Rajeshwar | 1989 | 1990 |
17 | Nurul Hasan | 1990 | 1993 |
18 | B. Satyanarayan Reddy | 1993 | 1993 |
19 | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy | 1993 | 1998 |
20 | A.R. Kidwai | 1998 | 1999 |
21 | Shyamal Kumar Sen | 1999 | 1999 |
22 | Viren J. Shah | 1999 | 2004 |
23 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | 2004 | 2009 |
24 | Devanand Konwar | 2009 | 2010 |
25 | Mayankote Kelath Narayanan | 2010 | 2014 |
26 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | 2014 |
Chief Ministers of West Bengal
Key: | INC Indian National Congress |
BC-UF Bangla Congress |
CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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# | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
1 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 15 August 1947 | 14 January 1948 | Indian National Congress |
2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | 14 January 1948 | 1 July 1962 | Indian National Congress |
President's rule | 1 July 1962 | 8 July 1962 | ||
3 | Prafulla Chandra Sen | 8 July 1962 | 15 March 1967 | Indian National Congress |
4 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 15 March 1967 | 2 November 1967 | Bangla Congress in United Front |
5 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | 2 November 1967 | 20 February 1968 | Nonparty in Progressive Democratic Alliance Front |
President's rule | 20 February 1968 | 25 February 1969 | ||
6 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 25 February 1969 | 19 March 1970 | Bangla Congress in United Front |
President's rule | 19 March 1970 | 2 April 1971 | ||
7 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | 2 April 1971 | 28 June 1971 | Indian National Congress in coalition |
President's rule | 28 June 1971 | 19 March 1972 | ||
8 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 19 March 1972 | 21 June 1977 | Indian National Congress |
9 | Jyoti Basu | 21 June 1977 | 6 November 2000 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front |
10 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | 6 November 2000 | 13 May 2011 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Left Front |
11 | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 | Incumbent | All India Trinamool Congress |
Governor of East Pakistan
Tenure | Chief Minister of East Pakistan | Political Party |
---|---|---|
August 1955 – September 1956 | Abu Hussain Sarkar | Krishan Sramik Party |
September 1956 – March 1958 | Ata-ur-Rahman Khan | Awami League |
March 1958 | Abu Hussain Sarkar | Krishan Sramik Party |
March 1958 – 18 June 1958 | Ata-ur-Rahman Khan | Awami League |
18 June 1958 – 22 June 1958 | Abu Hussain Sarkar | Krishan Sramik Party |
22 June 1958 – 25 August 1958 | Governor's Rule | |
25 August 1958 – 7 October 1958 | Ata-ur-Rahman Khan | Awami League |
In 7 October 1958, the post of Governor of East Pakistan was abolished. And after the independence of Bangladesh in 16 December 1971, the Province of East Pakistan was dissolved.
After independence of Bangladesh
East Pakistan seceded from West Pakistan in 16 December 1971 and was named Bangladesh as an independent nation.
Prime Ministers of Bangladesh
Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
1 | Tajuddin Ahmed | 10 April 1971 | 13 January 1972 | Awami League |
2 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 13 January 1972 | 26 January 1975 | Awami League |
3 | Mohammad Mansoor Ali | 26 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 | Awami League |
4 | Shah Azizur Rahman | 15 April 1979 | 24 March 1982 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
5 | Ataur Rahman Khan | 30 March 1984 | 9 July 1986 | Jatiya Party |
6 | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | Jatiya Party |
7 | Moudud Ahmed | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | Jatiya Party |
8 | Kazi Zafar Ahmed | 12 August 1989 | 6 December 1990 | Jatiya Party |
9 | Khaleda Zia, 1st Term | 20 March 1991 | 16 February 1996 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
10 | Khaleda Zia, 2nd Term | 16 March 1996 | 30 March 1996 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
11 | Sheikh Hasina Wazed 1st Term | 23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | Awami League |
12 | Khaleda Zia, 3rd Term | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
13 | Sheikh Hasina Wazed, 2nd Term | 1 January 2009 | 5 January 2014 | Awami League |
14 | Sheikh Hasina Wazed , 3rd term | 5 January 2014 | Incumbent | Awami League |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Susan L. Huntington (1 January 1984). The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture. Brill Archive. ISBN 90-04-06856-2.
- ↑ History of Ancient Bengal, pp. 161-162, 1971
- ↑ Abdul Momin Chowdhury (1967). Dynastic history of Bengal, c. 750-1200 CE. Asiatic Society of Pakistan. pp. 272–273.
- ↑ Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha (1 January 1977). Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D. Abhinav Publications. pp. 253–. GGKEY:KR1EJ2EGCTJ.
- ↑ Dineshchandra Sircar (1975–76). "Indological Notes - R.C. Majumdar's Chronology of the Pala Kings". Journal of Indian History IX: 209–10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ABM Shamsuddin Ahmed, Iltutmish, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2012-02-18
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Of Bangladesh (Set Of 30 Vols.) By Nagendra Kr. Singh
- ↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1984, reprint 1994). A History of Jaipur, New Delhi: Orient Longman ISBN 81-250-0333-9, pp.86–87
External links
- Sirajul Islam, Subahdar, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2011-05-16
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