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The Hidden History of Bengal: Kingdoms, Empires, and Revolution — Fexingo History
Bengal's history is far more than a footnote in the British Raj. This podcast explores the region's ancient kingdoms—from the Gauda and Pala empires to the Bengal Sultanate—and its pivotal role as a crossroads of trade, culture, and rebellion. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise and fall of dynasties like the Senas and the Mughal subahdars, the flourishing of Bengali literature under the Sultanate, and the catastrophic Bengal Famine of 1770. They delve into the Battle of Plassey (1757), the expansion of the British East India Company, and the emergence of Calcutta as a colonial cap...
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The Bengal Famine of 1770: A Colonial Catastrophe 24.04.2026 6:49
When the East India Company tightened its grip on Bengal after Plassey, the consequences were devastating. In 1770, a famine killed an estimated 10 million people — a third of the region's population. But was it a natural disaster, or a man-made catastrophe? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the policies that triggered the famine: the Company's exorbitant land taxes, its monopoly on grain, a...
The Tiger of Bengal: Siraj ud-Daulah and the Fall of a Kingdom 23.04.2026 5:51
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic story of Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. They discuss his controversial rise to power at age 23, his confrontation with the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, and the betrayal by his own commander Mir Jafar. The conversation unpacks the Black Hole of Calcutta incide...
The Hidden History of Bengal: River Kingdoms to Revolution 23.04.2026 6:18
In the pilot episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna begin at a specific moment: the monsoon of 1576, where the last independent Sultan of Bengal, Daud Khan Karrani, faces the Mughal army at the Battle of Rajmahal. From there, they pull back to explore Bengal's geography—the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the Sundarbans mangrove forest—and its ancient past: the rise of the Gauda kingdom...
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