Moving to Islamization- The Mughal Empires

When I was little my father used to take me to different historical places every Friday. I remember my curiosity and joy by just looking at the ancient structures and all the pictures of the Mughals in my history books. The Nawabs (kings) ornamented by gold, silver and precious stones, palaces with terracotta design and gold plates, the Hookah bars and maids preparing hundreds of dishes just for a meal, for a day; those ancient stories can still give one goose bumps.


The Buddhism time in Bengal stayed for a very short time. As mentioned in the last entry their extinction started in 12th century when Islam started to enter and influenced Bengal in such a way that Bangladesh is still a Muslim majority country. During the time Mughal Empires covered most of the Indian Subcontinent and the Central Asia. And soon enough Emperor Akbar, who is seen as the greatest Mughal Emperor, extended his territory to Bengal. He took over Bengal in 1575 through "Battle of Tukarroy". Akbar and his Soldier Saints spread the new religion so strongly that majority of the population started to convert. That time the central Muslim power was in Delhi, India. A Turkish Khilji, Mohammed Bin Bakhtiar, with his little army captured and took Bengal under the rule of Sultanate of Delhi. So, basically by that time of 1576 Bengal had become a part of the greater India. Along with time different Emperors came and ruled. In 1612 Aurangzeb took over some of the major cities. It was then Lalbagh Fort was established in the capital Dhaka.

Lalbagh Fort, established in 1612

                   

All the remaining rich, gorgeous Mughal structures still preserved in Bangladesh were built during that time. New palaces, castles, forts, new roads, trade routs, bridges were built. All the mosques with beautiful inscriptions started a complete new era under the province of Mughal. it is called the golden age for it’s richness, eliteness.