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The first Lieutenant-Governor was appointed in 1854 and the constitution of the Government of Bengal still continues on this basis, except that the Lieutenant-Governor is now appointed subject to the approval of the Queen. The foregoing summary must Governorship.



suffice for the general history of

narrated under the towns

or

but many episodes will be It is where they occurred. details beyond a bare list of the

Bengal

places

impossible here to give any historical rulers.

First Period. EARLY MUHAMMADAN GOVERNORS OF BENGAL. A.D.

1159

A. H.

595

Governors of Bengal.

Muhammad

Bakhtiyar

602

Sovereigns of

Hindustan.

England.

John

Muiz-ud-din [alias Shahabud-din) Ghori Kutab-ud-din

Khilji

1205

Emperors of

Muhammad Sheran Khilji

Do.

Aibak 1208

Mardan

Ali

1226

605 608 624

1229 1229 1233 1244

627 627 631 642

Ala-ud-din Jani

Tughan Khan Taimur Khan

1244

642

Malik Yuzbeg Tughral

I

2 II

Khilji

Do.

Do. Altamsh Do.

Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din Nasir-ud-din, son of

Henry

III.

Do.

Emp. Altamsh Saif-ud-din

Do. Do. Do. Do.

Do. Do.

Aibak

Sultana Raziya Ala-ud-din

Mas’ud Do.

Do.

Nasir-ud-din

Do.

Khan 1258

656

Jalal-ud-din Mas’ud

Mahmud 1258

657

1259 1260

657 659

1277?

676?

Izz-ud-din Balban (after-

wards Emperor) Arslan Khan Khwarizmi Arslan Tatar Khan Tughral (Sultan Majliiss-

681

f 1

1291

691

Kukn-ud-din Kai Kaus

Do. Do.

Do. Do.

Muiz-ud-din

Kaikabad Firoz Shah Khilji

1

1

1

1302 131S

P

Shams-ud-din Firoz Shah Shahab-ud-din Bughra

P

Ghiyas-ud-din Bahadur

702

Ala-ud-din Khilji Ala-ud-din Khilji

Mubarik Shah

Shah

1

? j

Tughlak Shah

Shah p

P

Nasir-ud-din

p

p

Kadr Khan

Edward

Balban Do.

Nasir-ud-dinBughraKhan (son of Balban)

1

Do.

Ghiyas-ud-din

ud-din)

1282

Do.

hluhammad Tughlak Do.

I.

Do. I 1

1-

Do.

1

)

Edward Do.

11.