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===Two great Mughal Subahdars===
==== Islam Khan ====

[[Islam Khan I|Islam Khan]] was appointed the [[Subahdar]] of Bengal in 1608 by Mughal emperor [[Jahangir]]. He ruled Bengal from his capital Dhaka which he renamed as Jahangir Nagar.<ref name=bpedia/> His major task was to subdue the rebellious Rajas, [[Bara-Bhuiyans]], Zamindars and Afghan chiefs. He fought with [[Musa Khan (Bengal Ruler)|Musa Khan]], the leader of Bara-Bhuiyans, and by the end of 1611 Musa Khan was subdued.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Karim |first=Abdul |year=2012 |chapter=Islam Khan Chisti |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202002132/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Islam_Khan_Chisti |url-status=live }}</ref> Islam Khan also defeated [[Pratapaditya]] of [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]], Ram Chandra of [[Bakla, Bangladesh|Bakla]] and [[Manikya Dynasty|Ananta Manikya]] of [[Bhulua Kingdom|Bhulua]]. He annexed the kingdom of [[Koch Hajo|Kamrup]] and subdued [[Cooch Behar State|Koch Bihar]] and [[Barak Valley|Kachhar]], thus taking total control over entire Bengal other than Chittagong.<ref name=bpedia/>

====Shaista Khan====
[[Image:Awesome look of Lalbagh Fort.jpg|thumb|The [[Lalbagh Fort]] was developed by [[Shaista Khan]].]]
[[Shaista Khan]] was appointed the Subahdar (Governor) of Bengal upon the death of [[Mir Jumla II]] in 1663.<ref name=bdpedia>{{cite book |last=Karim |first=Abdul |year=2012 |chapter=Shaista Khan |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shaista_Khan |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001060230/http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/S_0327.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the longest-serving governor of Bengal. He ruled the province from his administrative headquarters in Dhaka for almost 24 years from 1664 to 1688.<ref name=bdpedia/>

Shaista Khan's great fame in Bengal chiefly rests on his re-conquest of Chittagong. Though Chittagong came under the control of Bengal during Sultan [[Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah]]'s reign in the mid-14th century, it subsequently fell into the hands of [[Rakhine State|Arakanese]] rulers. Shaista Khan gave priority to recapturing Chittagong, and was able to do so in January 1666. The conquest brought a relief and peace to the people of Chittagong as pirates had caused a great distress to the local population.<ref name=bdpedia/>