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People: Minamoto no Yoriyoshi

Islam had made its first appearance in …

Years: 1202 - 1202

Islam had made its first appearance in Bengal during the twelfth century when Sufi missionaries arrived.

Later, occasional Muslim raiders reinforced the process of conversion by building mosques, madrassas and Sufi Khanqah.

Beginning in 1202, a military commander from the Delhi Sultanate, Bakhtiar Khilji, overruns Bihar and Bengal as far east as Rangpur, Bogra and the Brahmaputra River.

Although he fails to bring Bengal under his control, the expedition manages to defeat Lakshman Sen.

He and his two sons move to …