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History Of Sylhet
The Greater Sylhet district region predominantly included the Sylhet Division in Bangladesh, and Karimganj district in Assam, India. The history of the Sylhet region begins with the existence of expanded commercial centres in the area that is now Sylhet City. Historically known as ''Srihatta'' and ''Shilhatta'', it was ruled by the Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms of Harikela and Kamarupa before passing to the control of the Chandra dynasty, Chandra, Sena dynasty, Sena and Deva dynasty, Deva dynasties in the early medieval period. Buddhism was prevalent in the first millennium. After the fall of these Buddhist and Hindu principalities, the region became home to many more independent petty kingdoms such as Jaintia Kingdom, Jaintia, Gour Kingdom, Gour, Laur Kingdom, Laur, and later Taraf Kingdom, Taraf, Pratapgarh Kingdom, Pratapgarh, Jagannathpur, Chandrapur and Ita. After the Conquest of Sylhet in the 14th century, the region was absorbed into Shamsuddin Firoz Shah's independent prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Sylhet
Sylhet Division () is a northeastern division of Bangladesh, renowned for its lush tea gardens, rolling hills and vibrant cultural heritage. Covering an area of approximately 12,298 square kilometres, it is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, while domestically it adjoins Chattogram to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west. Prior to Partition in 1947, it included Karimganj subdivision (presently in Barak Valley, Assam, India). However, Karimganj (including the thanas of Badarpur, Patharkandi and Ratabari) was inexplicably severed from Sylhet by the Radcliffe Boundary Commission. According to Niharranjan Ray, it was partly due to a plea from a delegation led by Abdul Matlib Mazumdar. Etymology The Sylhet Division is named after its headquarters, the city of Sylhet. Sylhet is the anglicisation of (''Śilhôṭ''), one of the archaic native names for the city. The local name is generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
