1206 – 1526★★★★★
Founding of the Delhi Sultanate
Qutb ud-Din Aibak establishes the Delhi Sultanate, which dominates much of northern India for over three centuries.
DynastyPolitics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Countries / South Asia
History of Bangladesh
5 notable historical events in Bangladesh, in chronological order.
13th century
19th century
- 1858 – 1947★★★★★
Beginning of the British Raj
After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.
Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom
20th century
- 1943★★★★★
Bengal famine of 1943
A wartime famine in British-ruled Bengal kills an estimated two to three million people.
Disaster· India, Bangladesh - November 12, 1970★★★★★
1970 Bhola cyclone
A tropical cyclone strikes East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people, one of the deadliest natural disasters of the 20th century.
Disaster· Bangladesh, India - March 26, 1971 – December 16, 1971★★★★★
Bangladesh Liberation War
East Pakistan declares independence as Bangladesh; after nine months of war and Indian intervention, Pakistani forces surrender in Dhaka.
WarRevolution· Bangladesh, Pakistan, India