Thread on GOPALA - PATRIARCH OF THE 400 YEAR PALA DYNASTY The Pala Empire stands out as a golden epoch in the history of South Asia. A dynasty that arose out of the soil of Bengal and stood for 4 centuries, playing a major role in the history of the subcontinent. The story of the Pala Empire begins with its founder, Gopala.

Thread on General M.A.G Osmani – Supreme Commander of the Bangladesh Armed Forces – ‘Bangabir’


Born in 1918 in Osmaninagar, he hailed from an aristocratic lineage who traced their descent to Shah Jalal’s conquest of Sylhet. He would attend Aligarh University in 1930. It was there that he caught the attention UOTC, and was recommended to enlist by his instructors.

Thread on Lt. Col. Syed Farooq-ur-Rahman.

War hero of 1971, de facto leader of the 1st Bengal Lancers, Bangladesh's first tank regiment, and mastermind behind the August 15th 1975 coup against Sheikh Mujib.

Journalist Anthony Mascarenhas was eye witness to much of what occurred in 1970s 🇧🇩, including 15th Aug 1975.

(Note: the maternal family of Col. Farooq are actually descendants of Isa Khan, Mascerenhas most likely made this mistake due to not being familiar with Isa Khan).

Thread of historically verified flags and insignia of Muslim Bengal


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.

Muhammad Mothar Ali on the military career of Kalapahar (lit. Black Mountain), newly Muslim and formerly Brahmin general of the Karrani dynasty of Bengal.
(History of the Muslims of Bengal)
Campaigns of Kalapahar under Suleiman Shah against the Hindu kingdoms of Orissa and Kuch Bihar. (1567/8)

WHO ARE THE ROHINGYA? A THREAD ON THEIR ORIGIN


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.

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/
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.

Thread on the reign of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah – 1415-1433AD, the First indigenous Muslim Sultan of Bengal.

https://twitter.com/ArngzbI/status/1875552769635139963

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.

THREAD ON THE SULTANI ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL – architectural style developed in the Bengal Sultanate period


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.

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.

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1822615861611430264

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.