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Ḥusayn Shah ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn: Quick Facts

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Born Bengal
Died 1519 • Bengal
Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess
Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
British statesman
Portrait of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore with long wavy hair and a full beard, wearing a simple robe and looking directly at the camera.
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
1st marquess of Hastings, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of Hastings
British colonial administrator
Portrait of Siraj-ud-Daulah
Siraj-ud-Daulah
Indian ruler
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian author
Surendranath Banerjee
Surendranath Banerjee
Indian politician
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Shamsur Rahman
Bengali poet, journalist, and human rights advocate
Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, wearing a cream and magenta sari with gold trim, stands in front of a United Nations flag.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed
prime minister of Bangladesh
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Nand Kumar
Bengali official
Ziaur Rahman, seated at a table with microphones during a press conference, wearing a suit and tie.
Ziaur Rahman
president of Bangladesh
Mujibur Rahman
Mujibur Rahman
president of Bangladesh