Empire of Urdustan (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

The Sultanate of Bengal became an independent nation in 1338 when Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah declared himself independent of the dying Delhi Sultanate. Within a few years after this in 1342, a local warlord, Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah proclaiming himself to be monarch of the Kingdom of Lakhnauti. He would go on to consolidate his rule by conquering other independent kingoms of Bengal until he ultimately declared himself to be the Sultan of Bengal in 1352. Since Shamsuddin's conquests, the Ilyas Shahi dynasty has ruled over Bengal since 1352.