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Documenting the history and culture of Bengali Muslims and East Bengal
Aug 11 6 tweets 4 min read
Thread of historically verified flags and insignia of Muslim Bengal Image
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Starting in chronological order we have the flag found in the Libro del Conosçimiento de todos los rregnos or Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms, dated to the late 1300s, meaning this flag was contemporary with the Ilyas Shahi. Image
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Apr 17 4 tweets 3 min read
Muhammad Mothar Ali on the military career of Kalapahar (lit. Black Mountain), newly Muslim and formerly Brahmin general of the Karrani dynasty of Bengal.
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Campaigns of Kalapahar under Suleiman Shah against the Hindu kingdoms of Orissa and Kuch Bihar. (1567/8) Image
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Mar 18 18 tweets 13 min read
WHO ARE THE ROHINGYA? A THREAD ON THEIR ORIGIN Image
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The Rohingya are one of the world’s most persecuted people, victim of multiple pogroms since Myanmar’s independence in 1948, and an active genocide since 2017. This is done on the basis of denying their identity, so we must consult historical sources to uncover the truth. Image
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Feb 21 7 tweets 4 min read
In commemoration of international mother language day, we remember Syed Sultan, 16th century Bengali language poet who played a fundamental role in Bengali Muslim culture for integrating the Islamic mythos into a Bengali literary world. 1/ Image
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Syed Sultan, a Sufi who lived and composed his works at the end of the 16th century, belonged to a long tradition of Bengali writers, both Hindu and Muslim, patronised by the independent Sultans of Bengal. Image
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Jan 7 15 tweets 11 min read
Thread on the reign of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah – 1415-1433AD, the First indigenous Muslim Sultan of Bengal. Image
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Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah was born as the son of the Hindu Raja Ganesha, a powerful noble in the court of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate. After the death of Sultan Ghiyath-Ud-Din, puppet rulers were propped up by Ganesha from 1410-15. Image
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Dec 15, 2024 13 tweets 11 min read
THREAD ON THE SULTANI ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL – architectural style developed in the Bengal Sultanate period Image
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Baktiyar Khilji’s conquered Gaur in 1204. As a result, a stream of innovations would be inherited from Islamic civilisation to Bengal, and this was seen early on in architecture that initially reflected a strong heritage in the Persianate tradition, as in North India. Image
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Aug 14, 2024 12 tweets 7 min read
DEBUNKING HINDUTVA PROPAGANDA GRAPHIC
- Many would have seen this image floating around X, and it is important to understand how it is loaded with several lies on how Bangladesh became Muslim majority. I will go through its claims and debunk them with historical references. Most are able to deduct how illogical it is that East Bengal (now Bangladesh) could go from a negligible Muslim population to a majority in a mere 80 years. They are able to do this based on common sense, although most are unaware of why the year 1880 was chosen. Image
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