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Ekdala Wars, the Glossary

The Ekdala Wars (Ekḍalar Juddhô) were a series of long-lasting conflicts between the Bengal Sultanate and the Delhi Sultanate which took place in the islets of Ekdala in Bengal.^[1]

18 relations: Bengal, Bengal Sultanate, Delhi Sultanate, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Ganges, Henry Miers Elliot, History of the taka, Kathmandu, Kosi River, Moat, Odisha, Pandua, Malda, Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, Sikandar Shah, Sultan, Varanasi.
Wars involving medieval India
Wars involving the Bengal Sultanate
Wars involving the Delhi Sultanate

Bengal

Geographical distribution of the Bengali language Bengal (Bôṅgo) or endonym Bangla (Bāṅlā) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.

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Bengal Sultanate

The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা, Classical Persian:, Arabic) was a late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region between the 14th and 16th century.

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Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, for 320 years (1206–1526).

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Dhaka

Dhaka (or; Ḍhākā), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

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Dinajpur

Dinajpur (দিনাজপুর) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.

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Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.

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Ganges

The Ganges (in India: Ganga,; in Bangladesh: Padma). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Henry Miers Elliot

Sir Henry Miers Elliot (1 March 1808 – 20 December 1853) was an English civil servant and historian who worked with the East India Company in India for 26 years.

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History of the taka

The taka, also known as the tanka or tangka, was one of the major historical currencies of Asia, particularly in the Indian subcontinent and Tibet.

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Kathmandu

Kathmandu, officially Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is the capital and most populous city of Nepal with 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households as of the 2021 Nepal census and approximately 4 million people in its urban agglomeration.

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Kosi River

The Kosi or Koshi is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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Odisha

Odisha (English), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India.

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Pandua, Malda

Pandua, also historically known as Hazrat Pandua and later Firuzabad, is a ruined city in the Malda district of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah

Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the founder of the Sultanate of Bengal and its inaugural Ilyas Shahi dynasty.

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Sikandar Shah

Abul Mujāhid Sikandar Shāh (আবুল মুজাহিদ সিকান্দর শাহ, ابو المجاهد سكندر شاه), commonly known as Sikandar Shah; was the second Sultan of Bengal and the Ilyas Shahi dynasty.

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Sultan

Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings.

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Varanasi

Varanasi (ISO:,; also Benares, Banaras or Kashi) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekdala_Wars

Also known as Bengal Sultanate–Delhi Sultanate War, Delhi Sultanate-Bengal Sultanate War, Delhiite invasion of Bengal (1353–1354), Delhite invasion of Bengal (1353-1354), Delhite invasion of Bengal (1358-1360).