Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War

The Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War was a conflict between the Bengal Sultanate and the Kamata Kingdom during the late 15th century.[2] The war marked the expansion of Bengali rule into the Assam region.

Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War
Date1498[1]
Location
Northeastern Indian subcontinent (now Bangladesh and Indian state of Assam)
Result

Bengal Sultanate victory

  • Overthrow of the Khen dynasty
  • Kamata ruled by Bengal in the early 16th century
Belligerents
Bengal Sultanate Kamata Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Alauddin Hussain Shah Nilambar of Kamata

Invasion

After assuming the throne, Alauddin Hussain Shah, the Sultan of Bengal, led his army to invade Assam in 1498. The invasion force included cavalry, infantry and the Bengal navy.[3] The Bengal forces besieged the Kamatapur fort and destroyed the city. Hussain Shah defeated Nilambar of Kamata and ended the reign of the Khen dynasty. Hussain Shah continued into Upper Assam in the Brahmaputra Valley.[4]

Aftermath

The region was brought under the administration of Bengali governors in Hajo. Hussain Shah minted coins with the proclamation "conqueror of Kamrupa, Kamata, Jajnagar and Orissa".[5] His successors lost control of the region to the Koch dynasty.

References
  1. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kamata-Kamatapura
  2. Manilal Bose (1989). Social History of Assam: Being a Study of the Origins of Ethnic Identity and Social Tension During the British Period, 1905-1947. Concept Publishing Company. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-7022-224-8.
  3. Sarkar, J. N. (1992), "Chapter II The Turko-Afghan Invasions", in Barpujari, H. K., The Comprehensive History of Assam, 2, Guwahati: Assam Publication Board, pp. 35–48
  4. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Husain_Shah
  5. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kamata-Kamatapura
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