Bangladesh is the eastern part of
the significant area of Bengal. The Bengalis look upon the four centuries of
rule by the Pala empire (8th to 12th century) as their supreme phase. Under the
Palas, Bengal was wealthy and politically influential, a heart of Buddhist knowledge
and civilization. In the 13th century Islam was introduced by Muslim invaders. following
centuries of rule by sovereign kings, Bengal was occupied in 1576 by Akbar, the
Mogul ruler of India. Mogul authority declined in the 17th and 18th centuries,
and the British and French vied for power of Bengal. British domination was certain
in 1757 by Robert Clive, who captured French trading posts and conquered
France's Bengal associates in the combat of Plassey.
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