Delhi Sultanate (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by the Delhi Sultanate that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

January 1354: Firuz Shah Tughluq, the Delhi sultan, led his army and navy into Bengal in 1353. Ilyas Shah's forces deserted the capital Lakhnauti and took shelter in the Ekdala fort. The Delhi army occupied Lakhnauti and issued a proclamation asking locals to pledge allegiance to Delhi.

February 1354: The First Phase of the Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War was settled after Bengal agreed to pay an annual tribute to Delhi.

Chronology

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1. Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War

Was a long-lasting conflict between the Bengal Sultanate and the Delhi Sultanate.

1.1.First Phase of the Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War

Was the first phase of the Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War and consisted in an invasion of Bengal by the Delhi Sultanate.

January 1371: Territorial change based on available maps.

1.2.Second Phase of the Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War

Was the second phase of the Bengal Sultanate-Delhi Sultanate War and consisted in an invasion of Bengal by the Delhi Sultanate.

January 1360: The Delhi army besieged Ekdala fort for months. After growing exhausted of Bengal's climate, the Delhi Sultan reached a peace treaty with Sikandar Shah. Delhi recognized Sikandar as an independent ruler. The peace treaty ensured Bengal's independence for two centuries.

January 1360: Firuz Shah Tughluq of Delhi again invaded Bengal in 1359 when Ilyas Shah's successor Sikandar Shah took the throne. He felt Sikandar Shah had violated the terms of the treaty reached with his father and sought to place the son-in-law of one of Ilyas Shah's rivals as the sultan of Bengal. During the invasion, Sikandar Shah based himself in Ekdala fort like his father.