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Bengal, fays FeriJJota, ii. 139, was added to the empire by 

 Humaioon, in 1538; he took its antient capital Gour, and 

 changed its name to Genutabad, or the Heavenly city. Ferijhta 

 lliould have faid, that it was firft conquered by the emperor 

 Altump, who began his reign in 1210, but it appears to have 

 recovered its independency. After the fecond conqueft, Bengal 

 revolted again ; but was afterwards fubdued by Akbariw 1576. 



Bahar, in all probability, followed the fortunes of Bengal, Bahar. 

 both in the conquers and the revolts. 



Allahabad was early a part of the empire o^ Hindoq/lan ; we Allahabad. 

 know from Ferijhta, i. 387, that Mahmood Shah had a vifier 

 named Jehan, who in 1393, ufurped this province, and reigned 

 imder the name of Sultan ul Sbirki, or king of the eali. Abul- 

 fazel, ii. 39, fays, he was a eunuch of the palace, and dignified 

 by the emperor by that title. 



Agra, like Dehli, early fubmitted to the force of the Ghiznian Agra. 

 arms. 



Malwah was added to the empire of Hindoojlan by the em- Malwah. 

 peror Humaioon. 



Bandees. Akbar, under the pretence that the monarch of Dandees. 

 this kingdom reigned ill, depofed him, and made it part of the 

 empire. 



Berar had been part of the Deccan, it was conquered by Berar. 

 Mortaza Nizam el Mulk. 



Gujerat. During the inteftine tumults of the year 1572, Gujerat. 

 Akbar marched into this kingdom, which fubmitted without 

 ftriking a blow. Its laft prince was Mahmood. On his death, 



the 



