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{{History of Bengal}}
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This is a '''list of rulers of Bengal'''. For much of [[History of Bengal|its history]], [[Bengal]] was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In [[Kingdoms of Ancient India|ancient times]], Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of [[Pundra kingdom|Pundra]], [[Suhma kingdom|Suhma]], [[Vanga kingdom|Vanga]], [[Samatata]] and [[Harikela]].

In the 4th century BCE, during the reign of the [[Nanda Empire]], the powerful rulers of [[Gangaridai]] sent their forces with the [[war elephant]]s which led the withdrawal of [[Alexander the Great]] from the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gangaridai |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Gangaridai |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Banglapedia |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228043701/https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Gangaridai |url-status=live}}</ref>

With the rise of [[Gopala]] in 750 AD, Bengal was united once more under the [[Buddhist]] and [[Shaivism|Shaivite]] [[Pala Empire]]. The Pala period is considered as one of golden eras of Bengali history as it brought stability and prosperity to Bengal after centuries of [[Civil war|Civil War]], created outstanding works of art and architecture, proto-Bengali language develop under them including its first literary work, the Charyapada and so on. Until the 12th century than being succeeded by the Buddhist and Hindu [[Chandra dynasty]], [[Sena dynasty]] and [[Deva dynasty]]. The rule of deva dynasty was a period of peace, prosperity and creative excellence and may be designed as "golden age" After them, Bengal was ruled by the Hindu Maharajas of kingdoms such as Chandradwip and Cooch Behar.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

In the early 13th century, [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji]] conquered Western and part of Northern Bengal,<ref>{{cite book |last=Majumdar |first=R. C. |author-link=R.C. Majumdar |year=1973 |title=History of Mediaeval Bengal |location=Calcutta |publisher=G. Bharadwaj & Co. |pages=1–2 |oclc=1031074 |quote=Tradition gives him credit for the conquest of Bengal but as a matter of fact he could not subjugate the greater part of Bengal ... All that Bakhtyār can justly take credit for is that by his conquest of Western and a part of Northern Bengal he laid the foundation of the Muslim State in Bengal. The historians of the 13th century never attributed the conquest of the whole of Bengal to Bakhtyār.}}</ref> and established the first Muslim kingdom in Bengal.<ref>{{cite book |last=Arnold |first=Thomas Walker |author-link=Thomas Walker Arnold |year=1913 |orig-year=First published 1896 |title=The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith |url=https://archive.org/details/preachingofislam00arno/page/277/mode/1up |url-access=registration |edition=2nd |location=London |publisher=Constable & Company |page=227}}</ref> The Islamic [[Mamluk Sultanate (Delhi)|Mamluk Sultanate]], the [[Khalji dynasty]], the Turko-Indian [[Tughlaq dynasty]], the [[Sayyid dynasty]] and the [[Lodi dynasty]] ruled Bengal for over 320 years.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=68–102}}</ref> Notable was [[Malik Altunia]]'s reign with his wife [[Razia Sultana]], the only female sovereign ruler.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Following [[Delhi Sultanate]]'s reign, the [[Bengal Sultanate]], a major [[trading nation]] in the world,<ref>Nanda, J. N (2005). {{cite book |year=2005 |title=Bengal: the unique state |publisher=Concept Publishing Company. p. 10. |isbn=978-81-8069-149-2 |quote=Bengal [...] was rich in the production and export of grain, salt, fruit, liquors and wines, precious metals, and ornaments besides the output of its handlooms in silk and cotton. Europe referred to Bengal as the richest country to trade with.}}</ref> was founded by [[Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah]], and ruled by the [[Ilyas Shahi dynasty]], succeeded by the [[Hussain Shahi dynasty]] founded by [[Alauddin Husain Shah]], which saw the extension of the sultanate to the port of [[Chittagong]], witnessing the arrival of the earliest [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] merchants.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

== Ancient Bengal ==
{{main|History of Bengal}}

=== Ancient geopolitical divisions ===

[[Image:Ancient Political Divisions.jpg|thumb|Ancient Political Divisions]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ancient region !! Modern region
|-
| [[Pundravardhana]] || [[Rajshahi Division]] and [[Rangpur Division]] in Bangladesh; [[Malda division]] of [[West Bengal]] in India
|-
| [[Vanga kingdom|Vanga]] ||[[Khulna Division]] and [[Barisal Division]] in Bangladesh; West of the Padma river.
|-
| [[Tirabhukti]] || [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] area of India and Nepal
|-
| [[Gauda kingdom|Gauda]] || Modern [[Malda, West Bengal|Malda]] and [[Murshidabad]] districts of West Bengal, India
|-
| [[Suhma]] || [[Burdwan division]], Medinipur division and Presidency division of West Bengal in India
|-
| [[Rarh]] || Corresponds to the modern Bardhaman, Bankura, Hooghly and Nadia districts of West Bengal in India
|-
| [[Samatata]] || [[Dhaka Division]], Barisal Division and [[Chittagong Division]] in Bangladesh
|-
| [[Harikela]] || [[Sylhet Division]], Chittagong Division, Dhaka Division and Barisal Division in Bangladesh
|}

The founders of [[Anga kingdom|Angas]], [[Vanga kingdom|Vangas]], [[Kalinga (Mahabharata)|Kalingas]], [[Pundra kingdom|Pundras]], [[Odra kingdom|Odras]] and [[Suhma kingdom|Suhmas]] shared a common ancestry. They were all adopted sons of a king named [[Bali (Chandravanshi)|Bali]], born by a sage named [[Dirghatamas|Gautama Dirghatamas]], who lived in [[Magadha kingdom|Magadha]] close to the city of [[Girivraja]].<ref>"The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa" Translated into English Prose, Bharata Press, Calcutta (1883–1896)</ref>

;Bengal from c. 1100 to c. 600 BCE
[[File:Late Vedic Culture (1100-500 BCE).png|thumb|Bengal and kingdoms in [[Vedic Period|Late Vedic Period]] c. 1100–600 BCE]]
;Bengal from c. 600 to c. 350 BCE
[[File:Mahajanapadas (c. 500 BCE).png|thumb|Bengal and kingdoms in [[Mahajanapada|Mahajanapada Period]] c. 600–350 BCE]]
;Bengal in c. 350 BCE
[[File:Nanda Empire, c.325 BCE.png|thumb|Firstly entire Bengal conquered by [[Mahapadma Nanda]] in 350 BCE]]

=== Anga kingdom (c. 1100–530 BCE) ===
{{main|Anga}}{{POV section|date=November 2023}}{{see also|Magadha-Anga war}}

The earliest mention occurs in the [[Atharvaveda]] (V.22.14) where they are listed alongside the [[Magadhan|Magadhas]], [[Gandhara|Gandharis]] and the Mujavatas.<ref>Digha Nikaya</ref>
Anga was annexed by Magadha in the time of [[Bimbisara]]. This was the one and only conquest of Bimbisara.<ref>The ''[[Garuda Purana]]'' 55.12; V.D. I.9.4; the ''[[Markendeya Purana]]'' 56.16–18</ref>

Known Anga rulers include:
* Maharaj Anga – (founder of the kingdom and son of King [[Bali (Chandravanshi)|Bali]])
* [[King Romapada|Romapada]]
* [[Brihadratha]]
* [[Karna|Angaraj Karna]]
* [[Vrishaketu]] – (son of Karna)
* Tamralipta
* Lomapada
* Chitraratha
* Vrihadratha
* Vasuhoma
* Dhatarattha
* Dhadivahana
* [[Brahmadatta of Anga|Brahmadatta]] – (last king of Anga kingdom)

=== Vanga kingdom (c. 1100–340 BCE) ===
{{main|Vanga Kingdom}}

Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division on the [[Ganges delta]]. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southwestern [[Bangladesh]] and southern [[West Bengal]] (India).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Bengal#ref486986 |title=West Bengal &#124; History, Culture, Map, Capital, & Population &#124; Britannica |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417223652/https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Bengal#ref486986 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Known Vanga rulers are:
* Samudrasena
* Chadrasena
* Karna
* Bhagabhatta

=== Pundra kingdom (c. 1100–340 BCE) ===
{{main|Pundravardhana}}

Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom, was an ancient kingdom, that included parts of present-day [[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]] and [[Rangpur Division]]s of [[Bangladesh]] as well as the [[West Dinajpur district]] of [[West Bengal]] in India.<ref name="Hossain">>{{cite book |last1=Hossain |first1=Md. Mosharraf |title=Mahasthan: Anecdote to History |year=2006 |publisher=Dibyaprakash |pages=69, 73 |isbn=984-483-245-4}}</ref><ref name = "Banglapedia">{{cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Pundravardhana |title=Pundravardhana |access-date=10 November 2007 |last=Ghosh |first=Suchandra |work=Banglapedia |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |archive-date=23 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623150622/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Pundravardhana |url-status=live}}</ref>

Known Pundra rulers are:
* [[Paundraka Vasudeva]]

=== Suhma kingdom (c. 1100–340 BCE) ===
{{main|Suhma kingdom}}

Suhma kingdom was an ancient state during the [[Vedic period]] on the eastern part of the [[Bengal]].This kingdom was mentioned in the epic [[Mahabharata]] along with its neighbouring kingdom ''Prasuhma''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Klidsa |url=http://archive.org/details/raghuvamsaofkali00kliduoft |title=The Raghuvamsa of Kalidasa : with the commentary (the Samjivani) of Mallinatha ; Cantos I-X ; edited with a literal English translation, copious notes in Sanskrit and English, and various readings &c. &c. by M.R. Kale |last2=Mallinatha. Sajvan |last3=Kle |first3=M. R. (Moreshvar Ramchandra) |date=1922 |publisher=Bombay : P.S. Rege |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref>

=== Videha dynasty of Mithila (Tirabhukti) (c. 1100–700 BCE) ===
{{main|Videha|Mithila (region)}}
{{see also|History of Mithila Region}}

Tirabhukti or Mithila region is bounded by the [[Mahananda River]] in the east, the [[Ganges]] in the south, the [[Gandaki River]] in the west and by the foothills of the [[Himalayas]] in the north.<ref name=Jha1997>{{cite book |author=Jha, M. |year=1997 |chapter=Hindu Kingdoms at contextual level |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&pg=PA27 |pages=27–42 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788175330344}}</ref>

Mithila region firstly ruled by [[Videha|Videha dynasty]]. There were 52 ''Janaka'' (kings) ruled Videha dynasty of Mithila-<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kamal Kant Jha |author2=Pt. Sri ganeshrai Vidyabhushan |author3=Dhanakar Thakur|title=A Brief History of Mithila State Bihar Articles|url=http://www.bihar.ws/info/Cultural-regions-of-Bihar/A-Brief-History-of-Mithila-State.html|access-date=10 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301094238/http://www.bihar.ws/info/Cultural-regions-of-Bihar/A-Brief-History-of-Mithila-State.html|archive-date=1 March 2012|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

# Mithi (founder of Mithila and the first Janaka)<ref name="Singh">''Encyclopaedia of Hinduism''. Nagendra Kumar Singh, p. 3239.</ref>
# Udavasu
# Nandivardhana
# Suketu
# Devarata
# Brihadvrata
# Mahavira
# Sudhriti
# Dristaketu
# Haryasva
# Maru
# Pratindhaka
# Kritiratha
# Devamidha
# Vibhuta
# Mahidhrata
# Kirtirata
# Mahorama
# Swarnorama
# Hrisvaroma
# Seeradhwaja
# Bhaanumaan
# Shatadyumn
# Shuchi
# Oorjnaamaa
# Kriti
# Anjan
# Kurujit
# Arishtnemi
# Shrutaayu
# Supaarshwa
# Srinjaya
# Kshemaavee
# Anenaa
# Bhaumarath
# Satyarath
# Upagu
# Upagupt
# Swaagat
# Swaanand
# Suvarchaa
# Supaarshwa
# Subhaash
# Sushrut
# Jaya
# Vijaya
# Rit
# Sunaya
# Veetahavya
# Dhriti
# Bahulaashwa
# Kriti (last King of Videha or Janaka dynasty, Kirti Janak was atrocious ruler who lost control over his subjects. He was dethroned by public under leadership of [[Acharya]]s (Learned Men).

During this period of fall of Videha dynasty, the famous republic of [[Licchavi (clan)|Licchavi]] was rising in [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]] and Mithila region came under control of Licchavi clan of [[Vajji|Vajji confederacy]] in around eighth century BCE.<ref>Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972), ''Political History of Ancient India'', University of Calcutta, Calcutta, pp. 106–113, 186–90</ref>

=== Gangaridai kingdom (c. 350–100 BCE) ===
{{main|Gangaridai}}

Gangaridae is a term used by the ancient [[Greco-Roman]] writers to describe a people or a geographical region of the ancient [[Indian subcontinent]]. Some of these writers state that [[Alexander the Great]] withdrew from the Indian subcontinent because of the strong [[war elephant]] force of the Gangaridai. However, the geographical region was annexed and governed by the [[Nanda Empire]] at the time.

A number of modern scholars locate Gangaridai in the [[Ganges Delta]] of the [[Bengal]] region, although alternative theories also exist. Gange or Ganges, the capital of the Gangaridai (according to [[Ptolemy]]), has been identified with several sites in the region, including [[Chandraketugarh]] and [[Wari-Bateshwar ruins|Wari-Bateshwar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History |quote=Shah-i-Bangalah, Shah-i-Bangaliyan and Sultan-i-Bangalah |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=History |website=Banglapedia |access-date=23 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929104319/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=History |archive-date=29 September 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Magadha dynasties of Bengal ==
{{main|Magadha}}

[[File:Magadha Expansion 1.gif|thumb|Expansion of Magadha dynesties and Empires]]

=== Brihadratha dynasty (c. 1700–682 BCE) ===
{{Main|Brihadratha dynasty}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Brihadratha dynasty rulers
!Ruler
!Reign (BCE)
|-
| [[Brihadratha]] || – BCE
|-
| [[Jarasandha]] || – BCE
|-
| [[Sahadeva of Magadha]] || – BCE
|-
| Somadhi || 1661–1603 BCE
|-
| Srutasravas || 1603–1539 BCE
|-
| Ayutayus || 1539–1503 BCE
|-
| [[Niramitra]] || 1503–1463 BCE
|-
| Sukshatra || 1463–1405 BCE
|-
| Brihatkarman || 1405–1382 BCE
|-
| Senajit || 1382–1332 BCE
|-
| Srutanjaya || 1332–1292 BCE
|-
| Vipra || 1292–1257 BCE
|-
| Suchi || 1257–1199 BCE
|-
| Kshemya || 1199–1171 BCE
|-
| Subrata || 1171–1107 BCE
|-
| Dharma || 1107–1043 BCE
|-
| Susuma || 1043–970 BCE
|-
| Dridhasena || 970–912 BCE
|-
| Sumati || 912–879 BCE
|-
| [[Subala]] || 879–857 BCE
|-
| Sunita || 857–817 BCE
|-
| Satyajit || 817–767 BCE
|-
| Viswajit || 767–732 BCE
|-
| [[Ripunjaya]] || 732–682 BCE
|}
(''[[Ripunjaya]] was the last ruler of dynasty, dethorned by [[Pradyota]] in 682 BCE'')

=== Pradyota dynasty (c. 682–544 BCE) ===
{{main|Pradyota dynasty}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Pradyota dynasty Rulers
!Ruler
!Reign (BCE)
!Period
|-
| [[Pradyota|Pradyota Mahasena]]
| 682–659 BCE
| 23
|-
| Palaka
| 659–635 BCE
| 24
|-
| Visakhayupa
| 635–585 BCE
| 50
|-
| Ajaka
| 585–564 BCE
| 21
|-
| Varttivarddhana
| 564–544 BCE
| 20
|}
(''Varttivarddhana was last ruler of dynasty dethroned by [[Bimbisara]] in 544 BCE'')

=== Haryanka dynasty (c. 544–413 BCE) ===
{{main|Haryanka dynasty}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Haryanka dynasty rulers
!Ruler
!Reign (BCE)
|-
| [[Bimbisara]] || 544–491 BCE
|-
| [[Ajatashatru]] || 491–461 BCE
|-
| [[Udayin]] || 461–428 BCE
|-
| Anirudha || 428–419 BCE
|-
| Munda || 419–417 BCE
|-
| Darshaka || 417–415 BCE
|-
| [[Nāgadāsaka]] || 415–413 BCE
|}
(''[[Nāgadāsaka]] was last ruler of dynasty overthrowed by [[Shishunaga]] in 413 BCE'')

=== Shishunaga dynasty (c. 413–345 BCE) ===
{{main|Shaishunaga dynasty}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Shishunga dynasty rulers
!Ruler
!Reign (BCE)
|-
| [[Shishunaga]] || 413–395 BCE
|-
| [[Kalashoka]] || 395–377 BCE
|-
| Kshemadharman || 377–365 BCE
|-
| Kshatraujas || 365–355 BCE
|-
| [[Nandivardhana]] || 355–349 BCE
|-
| [[Mahanandin]] || 349–345 BCE
|}
''([[Mahanandin]] lost his empire by his illegitimate son [[Mahapadma Nanda]] in 345 BCE)''

=== Nanda Empire (c. 345–322 BCE) ===
{{main|Nanda Empire}}
{{see also|Conquest of the Nanda Empire}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Nanda dynasty rulers
!Ruler
!Reign (BCE)
|-
| [[Mahapadma Nanda]] || 345–340 BCE
|-
| Pandukananda || 340–339 BCE
|-
| Pandugatinanda || 339–338 BCE
|-
| Bhutapalananda || 338–337 BCE
|-
| Rashtrapalananada || 337–336 BCE
|-
| Govishanakananda || 336–335 BCE
|-
| Dashasiddhakananda || 335–334 BCE
|-
| Kaivartananda || 334–329 BCE
|-
| [[Dhana Nanda]] || 329–321 BCE
|}
''([[Dhana Nanda]] lost his empire to [[Chandragupta Maurya]] after being defeated by him in 322 BCE)''

=== Maurya Empire (c. 322–184 BCE) ===
{{main|Maurya Empire}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Ruler!!Reign!!Notes
|-
|[[Chandragupta Maurya]]||||322–297 BCE|| Founder of first Indian united empire.
|-
|[[Bindusara Amitraghata]]||||297–273 BCE||Known for his foreign diplomacy and crushed of [[Vidarbh]] revolt.
|-
|[[Ashoka]]|| ||268–232 BCE||Greatest emperor of dynasty. His son [[Kunala]] was blinded and died before his father. Ashoka was succeeded by his grandson. Also known for [[Kalinga war]] victory.
|-
|[[Dasharatha Maurya]]||||232–224 BCE||Grandson of Ashoka.
|-
|[[Samprati]]||||224–215 BCE||Brother of Dasharatha.
|-
|[[Shalishuka]]||||215–202 BCE||
|-
|[[Devavarman (Maurya)|Devavarman]]||||202–195 BCE||
|-
|[[Shatadhanvan]]||||195–187 BCE|| Mauryan Empire had shrunk by the time of his reign
|-
|[[Brihadratha Maurya|Brihadratha]]||||187–184 BCE|| Assassinated by his Commander-in-chief [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] in 185 BCE.
|-
|}
''([[Brihadratha Maurya|Brihadratha]] was the last ruler of dynasty, dethroned by [[Pushyamitra Shunga]]  in 185 BCE)''

=== Shunga Empire (c. 185–73 BCE) ===
{{main|Shunga Empire}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Shunga dynasty rulers
!Ruler
!Reign (BCE)
|-
| [[Pushyamitra Shunga]]|| 185–149 BCE
|-
| [[Agnimitra]]|| 149–141 BCE
|-
| [[Vasujyeshtha]]|| 141–131 BCE
|-
| [[Vasumitra]]|| 131–124 BCE
|-
| Bhadraka || 124–122 BCE
|-
| Pulindaka|| 122–119 BCE
|-
| Ghosha|| 119–108 BCE
|-
| Vajramitra|| 108–94 BCE
|-
| [[Bhagabhadra]]|| 94–83 BCE
|-
| [[Devabhuti]]|| 83–73 BCE
|}
''([[Devabhuti]] was the last ruler of dynasty dethroned by, dethroned [[Vasudeva Kanva]] in 73 BCE)''

=== Kanva dynasty (c. 73–28 BCE) ===
{{main|Kanva dynasty}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Kanava dynasty rulers
! Ruler
!Reign
!Period
|-
| [[Vasudeva Kanva]]
| 73–64 BCE
|9
|-
| Bhumimitra
| 64–50 BCE
|14
|-
| Narayana
| 50–38 BCE
|12
|-
| Susarman
|38–28 BCE
|10
|}
''(Susarman was the last ruler of dynasty, dethroned by [[Simuka]] of [[Satavahana Empire]])''

== Classical Era ==

===Chandra dynasty (c. 202–1050 CE)===
{{main|Chandra dynasty|Harikela}}

The Chandra Kingdom was a [[Kayastha]] kingdom, which ruled the [[Samatata]] region of [[Bengal]], as well as northern [[Arakan]]. Later it was a neighbor to the [[Pala Empire]] to the north. Rulers of Chandra kingdom were followers of [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wicks |first=Robert S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFpdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA86 |title=Money, Markets, and Trade in Early Southeast Asia: The Development of Indigenous Monetary Systems to AD 1400 |year=1995 |publisher=Cornell University Press |isbn=978-1-5017-1947-9 |pages=87 |language=en |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225070209/https://books.google.com/books?id=jFpdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Johnston |first=E. H. |date=1944 |title=Some Sanskrit Inscriptions of Arakan |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=357–385 |doi=10.1017/S0041977X00072529 |jstor=609320 |s2cid=191758063 |issn=0041-977X}}</ref>

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Chandra dynasty Rulers
!#
!King
!Period
!Reign (CE)
|-
|1
|Chandrodaya
|27
|202–229
|-
|2
|Annaveta
|5
|229–234
|-
|3
|Chandranveta
|77
|234–311
|-
|4
|Rimbhiappa
|23
|311–334
|-
|5
|[[Kuverami]] (Queen)
|7
|334–341
|-
|6
|Umavira
|20
|341–361
|-
|7
|Jugna
|7
|361–368
|-
|8
|Lanki
|2
|368–370
|-
|9
|Dvenchandra
|55
|370–425
|-
|10
|Rajachandra
|20
|425–445
|-
|11
|Kalachandra
|9
|445–454
|-
|12
|Devachandra
|22
|454–476
|-
|13
|Yajnachandra
|7
|476–483
|-
|14
|Chandrabandu
|6
|483–489
|-
|15
|Bhumichandra
|7
|489–496
|-
|16
|Bhutichandra
|24
|496–520
|-
|17
|Nitichandra
|55
|520–575
|-
|18
|Virachandra
|3
|575–578
|-
|19
|Pritichandra
|12
|578–590
|-
|20
|Prithvichandra
|7
|590–597
|-
|21
|Dhirtichandra
|3
|597–600
|-
|22
|Mahavira
|12
|600–612
|-
|23
|Virayajap
|12
|612–624
|-
|24
|Sevinren
|12
|624–636
|-
|25
|Dharmasura
|13
|636–649
|-
|26
|Vajrashakti
|16
|649–665
|-
|27
|Dharmavijaya
|36
|665–701
|-
|28
|Narendravijaya
|2 yr 9 months
|701–703
|-
|29
|Dharmachandra
|16
|703–720
|-
|30
|Anandachandra
|9+
|720–729+
|-
| colspan="4" |[[Harikela|Harikela dynasty]]
|-
|1
|[[Traillokyachandra]]
|30
|900–930
|-
|2
|[[Srichandra]]
|45
|930–975
|-
|3
|[[Kalyanachandra]]
|25
|975–1000
|-
|4
|[[Ladahachandra]]
|20
|1000–1020
|-
|5
|[[Govindachandra (Chandra dynasty)|Govindachandra]]
|30
|1020–1050
|}

=== Gupta Empire (c. 240–550 CE) ===
{{main|Gupta Empire}}

;Rulers-
* [[Sri-Gupta I]] (240–280), founder of dynasty
* [[Ghatotkacha (Gupta Ruler)|Ghatotkacha]] (280–319)
* [[Chandragupta I|Chandra Gupta I]] (320–335)
* [[Samudragupta|Samudra Gupta]] (335–380)
* [[Ramagupta|Rama Gupta]] (6 Months)
* [[Chandragupta II|Chandra Gupta II]] ([[Chandragupta Vikramaditya]]) (380–413/415)
* [[Kumara Gupta I]] (415–455)
* [[Skandagupta|Skanda Gupta]] (455–467)
* [[Purugupta|Puru Gupta]](467–473)
* [[Kumaragupta II|Kumara Gupta II]] (473–476)
* [[Buddha Gupta]] (476–495)
* [[Narasimhagupta|Narasimha Gupta]](495–550)
* [[Kumaragupta III|Kumara Gupta III]] (500–540)
* [[Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)|Vishnugupta]] (540–550), last imperial Gupta ruler.

=== Jaintia kingdom (c. 525–1835 CE) ===
{{main|Jaintia Kingdom}}

==== Old dynasty rulers ====
*Urmi Rani (?–550)
*Krishak Pator (550–570)
*Hatak (570–600)
*Guhak (600–630)

==== Partitioned Jaintia rulers ====
*Jayanta (630–660)
*Joymalla (660–?)
*Mahabal (?)
*Bancharu (?–1100)
*Kamadeva (1100–1120)
*Bhimbal (1120)

==== Brahmin dynasty rulers ====
*Kedareshwar Rai (1120–1130)
*Dhaneshwar Rai (1130–1150)
*Kandarpa Rai (1150–1170)
*Manik Rai (1170–1193)
*Jayanta Rai (1193–1210)
*Jayanti Devi
*Bara Gossain

==== New dynasty rulers ====
*Prabhat Ray Syiem Sutnga (1500–1516)
*Majha Gosain Syiem Sutnga (1516–1532)
*Burha Parbat Ray Syiem Sutnga (1532–1548)
*Bar Gosain Syiem Sutnga I (1548–1564)
*Bijay Manik Syiem Sutnga (1564–1580)
*Pratap Ray Syiem Sutnga (1580–1596)
*Dhan Manik Syiem Sutnga (1596–1612)
*Jasa Manik Syiem Sutnga (1612–1625)
*Sundar Ray Syiem Sutnga (1625–1636)
*Chota Parbat Ray Syiem Sutnga (1636–1647)
*Jasamanta Ray Syiem Sutnga (1647–1660)
*Ban Singh Syiem Sutnga (1660–1669)
*Pratap Singh Syiem Sutnga (1669–1678)
*Lakshmi Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1678–1694)
*Ram Singh Syiem Sutnga I (1694–1708)
*Jay Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1708–1731)
*Bar Gosain Syiem Sutnga II (1731–1770)
*Chattra Singh Syiem Sutnga (1770–1780)
*Yatra Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1780-1785)
*Bijay Narayan Syiem Sutnga (1785–1786)
*Lakshmi Singh Syiem Sutnga (1786-1790)
*Ram Singh Syiem Sutnga II (1790–1832)
*Rajendra Singh Syiem Sutnga (1832–1835)<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Laloo |first=Betty |date=20 July 2016 |title=Reconstructing the early Jaintia state through oral traditions |type=PhD |chapter=III: Early Jaintia State Formation |publisher=North-Eastern Hill University |chapter-url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/217208/9/09_chapter%203.pdf |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225070229/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/pdfToThesis.jsp?toHandle=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/217208&toFile=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/217208/9/09_chapter%203.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://megtourism.gov.in/dest-jaintia.html |title=Jaintia Hills-Land of Myths and Legends |website=Mesmerizing Meghalaya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812044724/http://megtourism.gov.in/dest-jaintia.html |archive-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>

=== Gauda kingdom (c. 550–626 CE) ===
{{main|Gauda Kingdom}}

;Rulers-
* ''Early Gaunda rulers are unknown''
* [[Shashanka]] (590–625), first recorded independent Hindu king of Bengal, created the first unified political entity in Bengal.
* [[Manava (king)|Manava]] (625–626), ruled for 8 months before being conquered by [[Harshavardana]] and [[Bhaskarvarmana]] in 626 CE.

=== Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Empire (c. 606–647 CE) ===
{{main|Pushyabhuti dynasty}}

;Rulers of Bengal-
* [[Harsha]]vardhana (606–647), unified Northern India and ruled it for over 40 years, he was the last non-Muslim emperor to rule a unified Northern India

=== Khadga dynasty (c. 625–730 CE) ===
{{main|Khadga dynasty}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:12%;"| Titular Name
! style="width:9%;"| Reign
! style="width:9%;"| Notes
|-
| Khadgodyama
| 625-640
| Father of Jatakhadga
|-
| Jatakhadga
| 640-658
| Father of Devakhadga
|-
| Devakhadga
| 658-673
| Queen Prabhavati
|-
| Rajabhatta
| 673-707
| Son of Devakhadga
|-
| Balabhata
| 707-716
| Son of Devakhadga
|-
| Udirnakhadga
| ??
|
|}

=== Bhadra dynasty (6th to 7th century) ===
{{main|Bhadra dynasty}}

The Bhadra dynasty was a [[Bengali Hindus|Bengali Hindu]] royal house of [[Brahmin]] origin, their rule flourished during the first half of the 7th century, though little is known about their history. The kings of the dynasty bore names with the suffix "Bhadra".

;Known rulers are-
* Narayanabhadra
* Jyeshthabhadra

=== Mallabhum kingdom (c. 694–1147 CE) ===
{{Main|Mallabhum}}

;Rulers-
{| class="wikitable"
!Name of the king{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|p=31-43}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mallik |first1=Abhaya Pada |title=History of Bishnupur-Raj: An Ancient Kingdom of West Bengal |year=1921 |publisher=Abhaya Pada Mallik |pages=128–130 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QF4dAAAAMAAJ |access-date=11 March 2016 |archive-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225070202/https://books.google.com/books?id=QF4dAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live}}</ref>
! Reign
!Notes
|-
|[[Adi Malla]]
|694–710
|
|-
|[[Jay Malla]]
|710–720
|
|-
|Benu Malla
|720–733
|
|-
|[[Kinu Malla]]
|733–742
|
|-
|Indra Malla
|742–757
|
|-
|[[Kanu Malla]]
|757–764
|
|-
|Dha (Jhau) Malla
|764–775
|
|-
|[[Shur Malla]]
|775–795
|
|-
|Kanak Malla
|795–807
|
|-
|Kandarpa Malla
|807–828
|
|-
|Sanatan Malla
|828–841
|
|-
|[[Kharga Malla]]
|841–862
|
|-
|Durjan (Durjay) Malla
|862–906
|
|-
|[[Yadav Malla]]
|906–919
|
|-
|Jagannath Malla
|919–931
|
|-
|Birat Malla
|931–946
|
|-
|Mahadev Malla
|946–977
|
|-
|Durgadas Malla
|977–994
|
|-
|[[Jagat Malla]]
|994–1007
|
|-
|Ananta Malla
|1007–1015
|
|-
|Rup Malla
|1015–1029
|
|-
|Sundar Malla
|1029–1053
|
|-
|Kumud Malla
|1053–1074
|
|-
|Krishna Malla
|1074–1084
|
|-
|Rup II (Jhap) Malla
|1084–1097
|
|-
|[[Prakash Malla]]
|1097–1102
|
|-
|Pratap Malla
|1102–1113
|
|-
|Sindur Malla
|1113–1129
|
|-
|Sukhomoy(Shuk) Malla
|1129–1142
|
|-
|Banamali Malla
|1142–1156
|
|-
|Yadu/Jadu Malla
|1156–1167
|
|-
|Jiban Malla
|1167–1185
|
|-
|[[Ram Malla]]
|1185–1209
|
|-
|Gobinda Malla
|1209–1240
|
|-
|[[Bhim Malla]]
|1240–1263
|
|-
|Katar(Khattar) Malla
|1263–1295
|
|-
|[[Prithwi Malla]]
|1295 -1319
|
|-
|Tapa Malla
|1319–1334
|
|-
|[[Dinabandhu Malla]]
|1334–1345
|
|-
|Kinu/Kanu II Malla
|1345–1358
|
|-
|Shur Malla II
|1358–1370
|
|-
|[[Shiv Singh Malla]]
|1370–1407
|
|-
|[[Madan Malla]]
|1407–1420
|
|-
|Durjan II (Durjay) Malla
|1420–1437
|
|-
|Uday Malla
|1437–1460
|
|-
|[[Chandra Malla]]
|1460–1501
|
|-
|[[Bir Malla]]
|1501–1554
|
|-
|[[Dhari Malla]]
|1554–1565
|
|-
|[[Bir Hambir|Hambir Malla Dev (Bir Hambir)]]
|1565–1620
|
|-
|[[Dhari Hambir Malla Dev]]
|1620–1626
|
|-
|[[Raghunath Singha Dev]]
|1626–1656
|
|-
|[[Bir Singha Dev]]
|1656–1682
|
|-
|[[Durjan Singha Dev]]
|1682–1702
|
|-
|[[Raghunath Singha Dev II]]
|1702–1712
|
|-
|[[Gopal Singha Dev]]
|1712–1748
|
|-
|[[Chaitanya Singha Dev]]
|1748–1801
|
|-
|[[Madhav Singha Dev]]
|1801–1809
|
|-
|[[Gopal Singha Dev II]]
|1809–1876
|
|-
|[[Ramkrishna Singha Dev]]
|1876–1885
|
|-
|Dwhaja Moni Devi
|1885–1889
|
|-
|[[Nilmoni Singha Dev]]
|1889–1903
|
|-
|Churamoni Devi (Regency)
|1903–1930
|
|-
|[[Kalipada Singha Thakur]]
|1930–1947
|
|}

== Post-Classical era ==

=== Pala Empire (c. 750–1161 CE) ===
Most of the Pala inscriptions mention only the regnal year as the date of issue, without any well-known [[calendar era]]. Because of this, the chronology of the Pala kings is hard to determine.<ref name="DKGanguly"/> Based on their different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, different historians estimate the Pala chronology as follows:<ref name="Susan1984">{{cite book | author=Susan L. Huntington | title=The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLA3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32 | date=1984 | publisher=Brill Archive | isbn=90-04-06856-2 | pages=32–39 | access-date=26 May 2022 | archive-date=25 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225070203/https://books.google.com/books?id=xLA3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!
! [[Ramesh Chandra Majumdar|RC Majumdar]] (1971)<ref>{{cite book |author=R. C. Majumdar |author-link=R. C. Majumdar |date=1971 |title=History of Ancient Bengal |publisher=G. Bharadwaj |pages=161–162}}</ref>
! AM Chowdhury (1967)<ref>{{cite book | author = Abdul Momin Chowdhury | date = 1967 | title = Dynastic history of Bengal, c. 750-1200 CE | publisher = Asiatic Society of Pakistan | pages = 272–273 }}</ref>
! [[Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha|BP Sinha]] (1977)<ref>{{cite book | author=Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha | author-link=Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha | date=1977 | title=Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450–1200 A.D. | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3KDaZY85wYC&pg=PA253 | publisher=Abhinav Publications | pages=253– | isbn=978-81-7017-059-4 | access-date=26 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527173708/https://books.google.com/books?id=V3KDaZY85wYC&pg=PA253 | url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2020|reason=Page 253 is in the middle of the bibliography, and contains no list of rulers or dates.}}
! [[Dineshchandra Sircar|DC Sircar]] (1975–76)<ref>{{cite journal | title = Indological Notes - R.C. Majumdar's Chronology of the Pala Kings | author = Dineshchandra Sircar |author-link = Dineshchandra Sircar | journal = Journal of Ancient Indian History | volume = IX | year = 1975–1976 | pages = 209–10 }}</ref>
! D. K. Ganguly (1994)<ref name="DKGanguly">{{cite book |author=Dilip Kumar Ganguly |title=Ancient India, History and Archaeology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N2tlKzxwhY8C&pg=PA41 |year=1994 |publisher=Abhinav |isbn=978-81-7017-304-5 |pages=33–41 |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202001202/https://books.google.com/books?id=N2tlKzxwhY8C&pg=PA41 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Gopala (Pala king)|Gopala I]]
| 750–770
| 756–781
| 755–783
| 750–775
| 750–774
|-
| [[Dharmapala of Bengal|Dharmapala]]
| 770–810
| 781–821
| 783–820
| 775–812
| 774–806
|-
| [[Devapala (Pala dynasty)|Devapala]]
| 810–{{circa|850}}
| 821–861
| 820–860
| 812–850
| 806–845
|-
| [[Mahendrapala]]
| colspan="4" | NA (Mahendrapala's existence was conclusively established through a copper-plate charter discovered later.)
| 845–860
|-
| [[Shurapala I]]
| colspan="3" | Deemed to be alternate name of Vigrahapala I
| 850–858
| 860–872
|-
| [[Gopala II]]
| colspan="5" | NA (copper-plate charter discovered in 1995. Text of inscription published in 2009.)
|-
| [[Vigrahapala I (Pala dynasty)|Vigrahapala I]]
| 850–853
| 861–866
| 860–865
| 858–60
| 872–873
|-
| [[Narayan Pala|Narayanapala]]
| 854–908
| 866–920
| 865–920
| 860–917
| 873–927
|-
| [[Rajyapala]]
| 908–940
| 920–952
| 920–952
| 917–952
| 927–959
|-
| [[Gopala III]]
| 940–957
| 952–969
| 952–967
| 952–972
| 959–976
|-
| [[Vigrahapala II]]
| 960–{{circa|986}}
| 969–995
| 967–980
| 972–977
| 976–977
|-
| [[Mahipala|Mahipala I]]
| 988–{{circa|1036}}
| 995–1043
| 980–1035
| 977–1027
| 977–1027
|-
| [[Naya Pala|Nayapala]]
| 1038–1053
| 1043–1058
| 1035–1050
| 1027–1043
| 1027–1043
|-
| [[Vigrahapala III]]
| 1054–1072
| 1058–1075
| 1050–1076
| 1043–1070
| 1043–1070
|-
| [[Mahipala II]]
| 1072–1075
| 1075–1080
| rowspan="2" | 1076–1078/9
| 1070–1071
| 1070–1071
|-
| [[Shurapala II]]
| 1075–1077
| 1080–1082
| 1071–1072
| 1071–1072
|-
| [[Ramapala]]
| 1077–1130
| 1082–1124
| 1078/9–1132
| 1072–1126
| 1072–1126
|-
| [[Kumarapala (Pala king)|Kumarapala]]
| 1130–1140
| 1124–1129
| 1132–1136
| 1126–1128
| 1126–1128
|-
| [[Gopala IV]]
| 1140–1144
| 1129–1143
| 1136–1144
| 1128–1143
| 1128–1143
|-
| [[Madanapala (Pala dynasty)|Madanapala]]
| 1144–1162
| 1143–1162
| 1144–1161/62
| 1143–1161
| 1143–1161
|-
| [[Govindapala]]
| 1158–1162
| NA
| 1162–1176 or 1158–1162
| 1161–1165
| 1161–1165
|-
| Palapala
| NA
| NA
| NA
| 1165–1199
| 1165–1200
|}

;

=== Sena dynasty (c. 1070–1230 CE) ===
{{main|Sena dynasty}}

Sena dynasty ruled southwestern Bengal from 1070 and ruled East Bengal until 1230. [[Vijaya Sena]] conquered entire Bengal by 1154 CE.

;Rulers-
*[[Hemanta Sena]] (1070–1096)
*[[Vijaya Sena]] (1096–1159)
*[[Ballala Sena]] (1159–1179)
*[[Lakshmana Sena]] (1179–1206)
*[[Vishvarupa Sena]] (1206–1225)
*[[Keshava Sena]] (1225–1230)

=== Deva dynasty (c. 1150–1294 CE) ===
{{main|Deva dynasty}}

;List of rulers is disputed-
* [[Purushottamadeva]]
* Madhusudanadeva
* Vasudeva
* Shantideva
* Viradeva
* Anandadeva
* Bhavadeva
* Damodaradeva (1231–1243)
* [[Dasharathadeva]] (1243–1281)
* Vikramadityadeva (1281–1294)

==Delhi Sultanate period==
=== Khalji dynasty ===
The [[Khalji dynasty of Bengal]] (c.1204–27) were initially representatives of the [[Ghurid Empire]], later becoming independent, although at times being subordinate to the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Delhi)|Delhi Sultanate]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji]]
| [[wikt:circa|c.1204]]–1206
| Began the Khalji dynasty in Bengal
|-
| [[Muhammad Shiran Khalji]]
| 1206–1208
|
|-
| [[Iwaz Khalji|Husamuddin Iwaz Khalji]]
| 1208–1210
|
|-
| [[Ali Mardan Khalji]]
| 1210–1212
|
|-
| [[Iwaz Khalji|Ghiyasuddin Iwaz Shah]]
| 1212–1227
| Second term, killed for gaining independence from [[Sultan of Delhi]] [[Iltutmish]]
|-
| [[Alauddin Daulat Shah Khalji]]
| 1229–1230<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=ABM Shamsuddin |year=2012 |chapter=Iltutmish |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Iltutmish |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-date=3 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703154814/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Iltutmish |url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Malik Balkha Khalji|Balka Khalji]]
| 1230–1231
| Last Khalji ruler
|}

===Governors of Bengal under [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk dynasty]] (1227–1287)===
Governors of Bengal under the [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk dynasty]] of the Delhi Sultanate.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Nasiruddin Mahmud (eldest son of Iltutmish)|Nasiruddin Mahmud]]
| 1227–1229
| Appointed by his father Sultan [[Iltutmish]] of Delhi
|-
| [[Alauddin Jani]]
| 1232–1233
|
|-
| [[Saifuddin Aibak]]
| 1233–1236
|
|-
| [[Awar Khan Aibak]]
| 1236
| Usurper
|-
| [[Tughral Tughan Khan]]
| 1236–1246
| Restored Mamluk governor
|-
| [[Tughlaq Tamar Khan]]
| 1246–1247
|
|-
| [[Jalaluddin Masud Jani]]
| 1247–1251
|
|-
| [[Malik Ikhtiyaruddin Iuzbak]]
| 1251–1257
| Claimed independence.
|-
| [[Ijjauddin Balban Iuzbaki]]
| 1257–1259
|
|-
| [[Tatar Khan]]
| 1259–1268
| Claimed independence.
|-
| [[Sher Khan(Bengal)|Sher Khan]]
| 1268–1272
|
|-
| [[Amin Khan (governor)|Amin Khan]]
| 1272–1272
|
|-
| [[Tughral Tughan Khan]]
| 1272–1281
| Second term as Mughisuddin Tughral
|-
| [[Nasiruddin Bughra Khan]]
| 1281–1287
| Declared independence and founded the Balban dynasty
|}

=== House of Balban ===
The [[House of Balban]] (c.1287–1324) came about as a result of Mamluk governor [[Nasiruddin Bughra Khan]] declaring independence.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="100" | Reign
! width="300" | Notes
|-
| [[Nasiruddin Bughra Khan]]
| 1287–1291
| Declared independence from Delhi Sultanate
|-
| [[Rukunuddin Kaikaus]]
| 1291–1300
| First Muslim ruler to conquer [[Satgaon]] kingdom, expanding Lakhnauti.
|-
| [[Shamsuddin Firoz Shah]]
| 1300–1322
| First Muslim ruler to conquer [[Sonargaon]], [[Mymensingh]] and [[Conquest of Sylhet|Srihatta]]. Completed Kaikaus' Conquest of Satgaon.
|-
| [[Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah]]
| 1322–1324
| Lost independence of [[Bengal]] to Delhi Sultan [[Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq]].
|}

===Governors of Bengal under [[Tughlaq dynasty]] (1324–1338)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="100" | Region
! width="80" | Reign
! width="300" | Notes
|-
| [[Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah]]
| [[Sonargaon]]
| 1324–1328
| Appointed as governor by [[Sultan of Delhi]] [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]], but later declared independence
|-
| [[Bahram Khan]]
| [[Sonargaon]]
| 1328–1338
|
|-
| [[Qadar Khan]]
| [[Gauḍa (city)|Lakhnauti]]
| 1328–1336
|
|-
| [[Mukhlis]]
| [[Gauḍa (city)|Lakhnauti]]
| 1336–1339
|
|-
| [[Azam Khan (Tughlaq dynasty)|Azam Khan]]
| [[Satgaon]]
| 1324–1328
|
|-
| [[Izzuddin Yahya]]
| [[Satgaon]]
| 1328–1338
|
|-
|}

== Bengal Sultanate era ==

=== Independent Sultans of Bengal during Tughlaq dynasty (1338–1352) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="100" | Region
! width="80" | Reign
! width="300" | Notes
|-
|[[Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah]]
|[[Sonargaon]]
|1338–1349
|First independent ruler of Sonargaon and the Founder of mubarak shahi dynasty 
|-
|[[Ikhtiyaruddin Ghazi Shah]] the last Sultan of mubarak shahi dynasty
|[[Sonargaon]]
|1349–1352
|
|-
|[[Ilyas Shah]]
|[[Satgaon]]
| 1339–1342
|
|-
| [[Alauddin Ali Shah]]
| [[Gauḍa (city)|Lakhnauti]]
| 1339–1342
|
|-
| [[Ilyas Shah]]
|[[Gauḍa (city)|Lakhnauti]] and [[Satgaon]]
|1342–1352
|
|}

=== Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352–1414) ===
{{Main|Ilyas Shahi dynasty}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah]]
| 1352–1358
| Became the first sole ruler of whole [[Bengal]] comprising [[Sonargaon]], [[Satgaon]] and [[Gauḍa (city)|Lakhnauti]].
|-
| [[Sikandar Shah]]
| 1358–1390
| Killed in battle with his son and successor, [[Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah]]
|-
| [[Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah]]
| 1390–1411
|
|-
| [[Saifuddin Hamza Shah]]
| 1411–1412
|
|-
| [[Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah]]
| 1412–1414
|
|}

=== House of Raja Ganesha (1414–1435) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Raja Ganesha]]
| 1414–1415
|
|-
| [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]]
| 1415–1416
| Son of Raja Ganesha and converted into Islam
|-
| [[Raja Ganesha]]
| 1416–1418
| Second Phase
|-
| [[Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah]]
| 1418–1433
| Second Phase
|-
| [[Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah]]
| 1433–1435
|
|}

=== Restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1435–1487) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Bengal)|Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah]]
|1435–1459
|
|-
| [[Rukunuddin Barbak Shah]]
| 1459–1474
| Son of Mahmud Shah
|-
| [[Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah]]
| 1474–1481
| Son of Barbak Shah
|-
| [[Nuruddin Sikandar Shah]]
| 1481
| Son of Mahmud Shah
|-
| [[Jalaluddin Fateh Shah]]
| 1481–1487
| Son of Mahmud Shah
|}

=== [[Habshi dynasty|Habshi rule]] (1487–1494) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Shahzada Barbak]]
| 1487
|
|-
| [[Saifuddin Firuz Shah]]
| 1487–1489
|
|-
| [[Mahmud Shah II]]
| 1489–1490
|
|-
| [[Shamsuddin Muzaffar Shah]]
| 1490–1494
|
|}

=== [[Hussain Shahi dynasty]] (1494–1538) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Alauddin Hussain Shah]]
| 1494–1518
|considered greatest of all sultans of Bengal for bringing cultural renaissance during his reign.
|-
| [[Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah]]
| 1518–1533
|
|-
| [[Alauddin Firuz Shah II|Alauddin Firuz Shah]]
| 1533
|
|-
| [[Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah]]
| 1533–1538
|
|}

=== Governors of Bengal under [[Sur Empire]] (1532–1556) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Sher Shah Suri]]
| 1532–1538
| Defeated Mughals and became the ruler of Delhi in 1540.
|-
| [[Khidr Khan Surak|Khidr Khan]]
| 1538–1541
|
|-
 | [[Qazi Fazilat]]
| 1541–1545
|
|-
| [[Muhammad Khan Sur]]
| 1545–1554
|
|-
| [[Shahbaz Khan Kamboh|Shahbaz Khan]]
| 1555
|
|}

=== Muhammad Shah dynasty (1554–1564) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Muhammad Khan Sur]]
| 1554–1555
| Declared independence and styled himself as ''Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah''
|-
| [[Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah II|Khizr Khan Suri]]
| 1555–1561
|
|-
| [[Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah]]
| 1561–1563
|
|-
| Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah III
| 1563–1564<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=i4tsWh7mRwYC&pg=PA124 Encyclopedia Of Bangladesh (Set Of 30 Vols.) By Nagendra Kr. Singh]</ref>
|
|}

=== [[Karrani dynasty]] (1564–1576) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Taj Khan Karrani]]
| 1564–1566
|
|-
| [[Sulaiman Khan Karrani]]
| 1566–1572
|
|-
| [[Bayazid Khan Karrani]]
| 1572
|
|-
| [[Daud Khan Karrani]]
| 1572–1576
|
|}
'''[[Baro-Bhuyan|<big>Baro Bhuyan</big>]]'''

'''• [[Isa Khan]]'''

• [[Masum Khan|Masum khan]]

• [[Musa Khan of Bengal|Musa khan]] 

• Fazal Ghazi

• Bahadur Ghazi

• Khwaja Usman Khan Lohani

• Bayezid Karrani

• 'Pratapaditya'  

• Bir Hambir

• Kedar Roy

• Chad Ray

• Mukundaram Roy

== Mughal ''Subahdars'' of Bengal Subah (1574–1717) ==

=== During the reign of [[Akbar the Great|Akbar]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Munim Khan]]
| 25 September 1574–23 October 1575
| ''Khan-i-Khanan''
|-
| [[Khan Jahan I|Hussain Quli Khan]]
| 23 October 1575–19 December 1578
|
|-
| [[Muzaffar Khan Turbati]]
| 1579–1582
|
|-
| [[Mirza Aziz Koka]]
| 1582–1583
|
|-
| [[Wazir Khan Tajik]]
| 1583–1583
|
|-
| [[General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh|Shahbaz Khan Kamboh]]
| 1583–1585
|
|-
| [[Sadiq Khan (Bengal)|Sadiq Khan]]
| 1585–1586
|
|-
| [[General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh|Shahbaz Khan Kamboh]]
| 1586–1588
|
|-
| [[Sa'id Khan]]
| 1588–1594
|
|-
| [[Man Singh I|Raja Man Singh I]]
| 1597 – 1606
|
|}

===During the reign of [[Jahangir]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Qutubuddin Koka]]
| 2 Sep 1606 – 1607
| killed in a battle against [[Sher Afghan]]. (Local history of Burdwan, West Bengal, India says that Qutub-ud-din Kokah died in a battle against Ali Quli Istajlu alias Sher Afgan in 1610 CE. The tomb where both of them were buried is presently under the surveillance of Archaeological Survey of India.)
|-
| [[Jahangir Quli Beg]]
| 1607–1608
| In early life, a slave of [[Akbar]]'s brother, Mirza Muhammad Hakim
|-
| [[Islam Khan I|Islam Khan Chishti]]
| 1608–1613
| first governor to transfer the [[Bengal]] capital to [[Dhaka]] in April 1612
|-
| [[Qasim Khan Chishti]]
| 1613–1617
| younger brother of [[Islam Khan I|Islam Khan Chishti]]
|-
| [[Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang]]
|1617–1624
| died in an attack by Prince [[Shahjahan]]
|-
|Darab Khan
|1624–1625
| while Shahjahan occupied Bengal. Killed by Mahabbat Khan.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia |article=Mahabbat_Khan}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mahabat Khan]]
| 1625–1626
|
|-
| [[Muqarram Khan|Mukarram Khan]]
| 1626–1627
|
|-
| [[Fidai Khan]]
| 1627–1628
|
|}

===During the reign of [[Shah Jahan]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Qasim Khan Juvayni]]
| 1628–1632
|
|-
| [[Mir Muhammad Baqir]]
| 1632–1635
| Known as ''Azam Khan''
|-
| [[Islam Khan II|Mir Abdus Salam]]
| 1635–1639
| Known as ''Islam Khan Mashadi''
|-
| [[Shah Shuja (Mughal)|Prince Shah Shuja]]
| 1639–1647 again 1652–1660
|
|}

===During the reign of [[Aurangzeb]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180" | Name
! width="80" | Reign
! width="400" | Notes
|-
| [[Mir Jumla II]]
| 1660–1663
|
|-
| [[Shaista Khan]]
| 1664–1678
|
|-
| [[Azam Khan Koka]]
| 1678–1678
| Known as ''Fidai Khan II''
|-
| [[Muhammad Azam Shah|Prince Muhammad Azam]]
| 20 July 1678 – 6 October 1679<ref>{{cite book |last=Karim |first=Abdul |year=2012 |chapter=Muhammad Azam, Prince |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Muhammad_Azam,_Prince |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113092330/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Muhammad_Azam,_Prince |url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Shaista Khan]]
| 1680–1688
|
|-
| [[Ibrahim Khan II]]
| 1689–1697
|
|-
| [[Azim-us-Shan|Prince Azim-us-Shan]]
| 1697–1712
|
|}

== Medieval Hindu dynasties of Bengal ==
{{see also|List of Hindu empires and dynasties}}

=== Koch dynasty (c. 1515–1949 CE) ===
{{main|Koch dynasty}}

==== Rulers of undivided Koch dynasty (c. 1515–1586 CE) ====
* [[Biswa Singha]] (1515–1540 CE)
* [[Nara Narayan]] (1540–1586 CE)

==== Rulers of Koch Bihar (c. 1586 – 1949) ====
{{further|Cooch Behar State}}
* Lakshmi Narayan
* Bir Narayan
* Pran Narayan
* Basudev Narayan
* Mahindra Narayan
* Roop Narayan
* Upendra Narayan
* Devendra Narayan
* Dhairjendra Narayan
* Rajendra Narayan
* Dharendra Narayan
* Harendra Narayan
* Shivendra Narayan
* [[Narendra Narayan]]
* [[Nripendra Narayan]]
* [[Rajendra Narayan|Rajendra Narayan II]]
* [[Jitendra Narayan]] (father of [[Gayatri Devi]])
* [[Jagaddipendra Narayan]] (ruled till 1949)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/cooch1.html |title=Princess Daisy of Pless: The Happy Years. An exhibition at Castle Pless |website=www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=25 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425091442/http://www.rvondeh.dircon.co.uk/cooch1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Kingdom of Bhurshut (c. 16th–18th century) ===
{{Main|Bhurshut}}
* Maharaja Shivanarayan
*[[Rudranarayan|Maharaja Rudranarayan]], Maharaja (16th century)
*[[Bhavashankari]], Maharani (16th century)
*[[Pratapnarayan]], Maharaja (17th century)
*[[Naranarayan of Bhurishrestha|Naranarayan]], Maharaja (17th century)
*[[Lakshminarayan of Bhurishrestha|Lakshminarayan]], Maharaja (c. 1695–1712)

=== Kingdom of Chandradweep or Basu Dynasty ===

Chandradweep ruled by
*[[Raja Paramananda Basu]]
*[[Raja Jagganath Basu]]
*[[Kandarpanarayan Basu ( 1582-1598)]]
*[[Ramchandra Basu]]
*[[Kirtinarayan Basu]]
*[[Basudebnarayan Basu]]
*[[Pratapnarayan Basu]]

=== Maharajas of Jessore region ===
;Known rulers are-
* [[Pratapaditya]]

=== Maharaja of Lower Bengal region ===
;Known rulers are:
* [[Raja Sitaram Ray]] (1688–1714 CE)

=== Maharaja of Bhawal region ===
{{main|Bhawal Estate}}
Rulers of Gazipur and Madhupur forest are in central Bangladesh.

==Nawabs of Bengal==

=== Independent Nawabs of Bengal (1717–1757 CE) ===

{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:10%;"| Portrait
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:12%;"| Titular Name
!  style="background:#f0dc88; width:22%;"| Personal Name

!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Birth
!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Reign
!  style="background:#b0dc28; width:9%;"| Death
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |'''Nasiri Dynasty'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Murshid Quli Jafar Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Ala ud-Daula''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Murshid Quli Khan|Murshid Quli Jafar Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1665
| style="text-align:center;"|1717– 1727
| style="text-align:center;"|30 June 1727
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sarfaraz Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'' Mirza Asadullah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sarfaraz Khan|Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|1727–1727
| style="text-align:center;"|April 1740
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Shuja ud-Daula''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1670
| style="text-align:center;"|July 1727 – 26 August 1739
| style="text-align:center;"|26 August 1739
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sarfaraz Khan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'' Mirza Asadullah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sarfaraz Khan|Sarfaraz Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|13 March 1739 – April 1740
| style="text-align:center;"|April 1740
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |'''Afshar Dynasty'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Allavardi Xán.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Husam ud-Daula''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Alivardi Khan|Muhammad Alivardi Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|10 May 1671
| style="text-align:center;"|29 April 1740 – 16 April 1756
| style="text-align:center;"|16 April 1756
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Siraj ud-Daulah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Siraj ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Siraj ud-Daulah|Mîrzâ Muhammad Sirâj-ud-Daulah]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1733
| style="text-align:center;"|April 1756 – 2 June 1757
| style="text-align:center;"|June 1757
|}

=== Nawabs of Bengal under East India Company (1757–1881 CE) ===

{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:10%;"| Portrait
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:12%;"| Titular Name
!  style="background:#f0dc88; width:22%;"| Personal Name

!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Birth
!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Reign
!  style="background:#b0dc28; width:9%;"| Death
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |'''Najafi Dynasty'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Mir Jafar (left) and Mir Miran (right).jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Mir Jafar|Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1691
| style="text-align:center;"|June 1757 – October 1760
| style="text-align:center;"|17 January 1765
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Mir Qasim.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|'' Itimad ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Mir Qasim|Mir Kasim Ali Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|1760–1763
| style="text-align:center;"|1777
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Mir Jafar (left) and Mir Miran (right).jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Mir Jafar|Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1691
| style="text-align:center;"|25 July 1763 – 17 January 1765
| style="text-align:center;"|17 January 1765
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Nazam ud-Daulah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Nazam-ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Najimuddin Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1750
| style="text-align:center;"|5 February 1765 – 8 May 1766
| style="text-align:center;"|8 May 1766
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Saif ud-Daulah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Saif ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Najabut Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1749
| style="text-align:center;"|22 May 1766 – 10 March 1770
| style="text-align:center;"|10 March 1770
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:TombAshrafAliKhan.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ashraf Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Before 1759
| style="text-align:center;"|10 March 1770 – 24 March 1770
| style="text-align:center;"|24 March 1770
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Mubaraq ud-Daulah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Mubarak ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Mubarak Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1759
| style="text-align:center;"|21 March 1770 – 6 September 1793
| style="text-align:center;"|6 September 1793
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Babar Ali.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Azud ud-Daulah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Baber Ali Khan|Babar Ali Khan Bahadur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|1793 – 28 April 1810
| style="text-align:center;"|28 April 1810
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Ali Jah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Ali Jah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821
| style="text-align:center;"|6 August 1821
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Walla Jah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Walla Jah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Ahmad Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|?
| style="text-align:center;"|1810 – 30 October 1824
| style="text-align:center;"|30 October 1824
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Humayun Jah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Mubarak Ali Khan II]]
| style="text-align:center;"|29 September 1810
| style="text-align:center;"|1824 – 3 October 1838
| style="text-align:center;"|3 October 1838
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Feradun Jah.jpg|90px]]
| style="text-align:center;"|''Feradun Jah''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Mansur Ali Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|29 October 1830
| style="text-align:center;"|29 October 1838 –1881 (abdicated)
| style="text-align:center;"|5 November 1884
|}

=== Nawabs of Murshidabad ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:10%;"| Picture
!  style="background:#b0dc58; width:12%;"| Titular Name
!  style="background:#f0dc88; width:22%;"| Personal Name
!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Birth
!  style="background:#b0dc88; width:9%;"| Reign
!  style="background:#b0dc28; width:9%;"| Death
|-
! scope="row" colspan="6"| Najafi Dynasty
|-
| [[File:Young Hassan Ali.jpg|90px]]
| ''Ali Kadir''
| [[Hassan Ali Mirza|Syed Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur]]
| 25 August 1846
| 17 February 1882 – 25 December 1906
| 25 December 1906<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-hassan-ali.htm |title=Murshidabad History – Hassan Ali |last=Paul |first=Gautam |website=murshidabad.net |access-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901085703/http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-hassan-ali.htm |archive-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur.jpg|90px]]
| ''Amir ul-Omrah''
| [[Wasif Ali Mirza|Syed Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur]]
| 7 January 1875
| December 1906 – 23 October 1959
| 23 October 1959<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A39FAQAAMAAJ&q=Amir+ul-Omrah&pg=PA118 |title=Papers Presented to the House of Commons Concerning the Late Nabob of the Carnatic |last=East India Company |date=1807 |pages=118 |language=en |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020194657/https://books.google.com/books?id=A39FAQAAMAAJ&q=Amir+ul-Omrah&pg=PA118 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Waris Ali.jpg|90px]]
| ''Raes ud-Daulah''
| [[Waris Ali Mirza|Syed Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur]]
| 14 November 1901
| 23 October 1959 – 20 November 1969
| 20 November 1969<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-waresh-ali.htm |title=Murshidabad History – Waresh Ali |last=Paul |first=Gautam |website=murshidabad.net |access-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322124629/http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-waresh-ali.htm |archive-date=22 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| Disputed/In [[abeyance]]<ref name="againnawab">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Murshidabad-gets-a-Nawab-again-but-fight-for-assets-ahead/articleshow/40434802.cms |title=Murshidabad gets a Nawab again, but fight for assets ahead |work=The Times of India |date=20 August 2014 |access-date=14 June 2015 |author=Mahato, Sukumar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426161645/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Murshidabad-gets-a-Nawab-again-but-fight-for-assets-ahead/articleshow/40434802.cms |archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="againnawabtwo">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Portrait-of-an-accidental-Nawab/articleshow/40618038.cms |title=Portrait of an accidental Nawab |work=The Times of India |date=22 August 2014 |access-date=14 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823192242/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Portrait-of-an-accidental-Nawab/articleshow/40618038.cms |archive-date=23 August 2014}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 20 November 1969 – 13 August 2014
| {{n/a}}
|-
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Nawab of Murshidabad.png|90px]]
| {{n/a}}
| [[Abbas Ali Mirza|Syed Mohammed Abbas Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur]]
| Circa 1942
| 13 August 2014 – ''Incumbent'' ([[Pretender|titular]])<ref name="againnawab" /><ref name="againnawabtwo" />
| {{n/a}}
|}

== East India Company governors in Bengal ==

===Governors of British East India Company in Bengal (1757–1773)===
* [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] 1757 – 1760
* [[Henry Vansittart]] 1760 – 1764
* [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] (again) 1765 – 1766
* [[Harry Verelst (colonial governor)|Harry Verelst]] 1767 – 1769
* [[John Cartier]] 1769 – 1772
* [[Warren Hastings]] 1772 – 1773
As per the treaty of Allahabad in 1765, the [[British East India Company]] (BEIC) was given the right to collect revenue (Diwani right). From 1769, the company collected revenue from Bengal.

=== Governors-General of British East India Company in Bengal – Dual government (1773–1793) ===
Following the [[Regulating Act of 1773]], the Governor of Bengal was officially called Governor-General of Fort William.
* [[Warren Hastings]] 1773 – 1785
* [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]] 1786 – 1793

=== Governors-General of British East India Company in Bengal (1793–1833) ===
In 1793, the British East India Company abolished Nizamat, i.e. local rule by Mughal emperor- appointed Nawabs and annexed Bengal.
* [[Sir John Shore]] 1793 – 1798
* [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley|Richard Wellesley]] 1798 – 1805
* [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]] 1805 – 1805
* [[Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet]] 1805 – 1807
* [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto]] 1807 – 1813
* [[Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings]] 1813 – 1823
* [[John Adam (administrator)|John Adam]] 1823 – 1823
* [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst]] 1823 – 1828
* [[William Butterworth Bayley]] 1828 – 1828
* [[Lord William Bentinck]] 1828 – 1833

=== Governor-Generals of British East India Company (1833–1858) ===
As per [[Charter Act of 1833]], the Governor-General of Bengal would be called Governor-General of India
* [[Lord William Bentinck]] 1833 – 1835
* [[Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe]] 1835 – 1836
* [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland|George Eden]] 1836 – 1842
* [[Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough|Edward Law]] 1842 – 1844
* [[William Wilberforce Bird (governor)|William Bird]] 1844 – 1844
* [[Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge|Henry Hardinge]] 1844 – 1848
* [[James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie|James Broun-Ramsay]] 1848 – 1856
* [[Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning|The Viscount Canning]] 1856 – 1858

==British Raj era==
[[File:A cyclopedia of missions - containing a comprehensive view of missionary operations throughout the world - with geographical descriptions, and accounts of the social, moral, and religious condition of (14576605978).jpg|thumb|1855 British Bengal missions]]
[[File:Pope1880BengalPres2.jpg|thumb|1880 British Bengal province]]
With the establishment of the [[British Raj|Empire of India]] in 1858, the position of Governor-General was replaced with Governor-General and Viceroy of India. [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], the capital of Bengal also became the capital of India. As a result, the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was established to look after provincial matters.

===Lieutenant-Governors (1858–1912)===
* [[Frederick James Halliday]] 1858–1859
* John Grant 1859–1862
* [[Sir Cecil Beadon]] 1862–1866
* [[Sir William Grey]] 1866–1871
* [[George Campbell (1824–92)|George Campbell]] 1871–1874
* [[Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet|Sir Richard Temple]] 1874–1877
* [[Ashley Eden|Sir Ashley Eden]] 1877–1879
* [[Steuart Bayley]] 1879–1882
* [[Sir Augustus Thompson]] 1882–1885
* Horace Cockerell 1885–1887
* [[Sir Steuart Bayley]] 1887–1890
* [[Charles Alfred Elliott|Charles Eliott]] 1890–1893
* [[Anthony MacDonnell]] 1893–1895
* [[Alexander Mackenzie (civil servant)|Alexander Mackenzie]] 1895–1897
* [[Charles Cecil Stevens]] 1897–1898
* [[Sir John Woodburn]] 1898–1902
* James Bourdillon 1902–1903
* [[Sir Andrew Fraser]] 1903–1905
* Sir Andrew Fraser (Western Bengal); [[Bampfylde Fuller|Sir Bampfylde Fuller]] ([[Eastern Bengal and Assam]]) 1905–1906
* [[Francis Slacke]] (Western Bengal) 1906–1908; [[Lancelot Hare]] (Eastern Bengal and Assam) 1906–1911
* [[Sir Edward Baker]] (Western Bengal) 1908–1911
* [[William Duke (colonial governor)|Sir William Duke]] (Western Bengal); Sir Charles Stuart Bayley (Eastern Bengal and Assam) 1911–1912

===Governors (1912–1947)===
In late 1911, the Indian Government decided to [[Delhi Durbar#Durbar of 1911|move the capital]] to New Delhi. As a result, the '''Governorship of Bengal Presidency''' was now necessary.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width="95%"
|-
! width=10%  |Name
! width=10%  |Took office
! width=10%  |Left office
|-
| [[Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael|'''Thomas Gibson-Carmichael''', <small>1st Baron Carmichael</small>]]
| 1912
| 1917
|-
| [[Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland|'''Lawrence Dundas''', <small>Earl of Ronaldshay</small>]]
| 1917
| 1922
|-
| [[Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton|'''Victor Bulwer-Lytton''', <small>2nd Earl of Lytton</small>]]
| 1922
| 1927
|-
| [[Stanley Jackson (cricketer)|<small>Sir</small> '''Stanley Jackson''']]
| 1927
| 1932
|-
| [[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|<small>Sir</small> '''John Anderson''']]
| 1932
| 1937
|-
| [[Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne|'''Michael Knatchbull''', <small>5th Baron Brabourne</small>]]
| 1937
| 1938
|-
| [[John Arthur Herbert|<small>Sir</small> '''John Arthur Herbert''']]
| 1939
| 1943
|-
| '''[[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Richard Casey]]'''
| 1944
| 1946
|-
| [[Frederick Burrows|<small>Sir</small> '''Frederick Burrows''']]
| 1946
| 1947
|}

===Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1947)===
{{main|Prime Minister of Bengal}}

The [[Government of India Act 1935]] introduced provincial autonomy in India and the position of Chief Minister or Premier of Bengal became very prominent.

====Office holders====
[[File:Writers' Building, Calcutta, India (8136102863).jpg|thumb|[[Writer's Building]] in Kolkata, the former seat of the Government of undivided Bengal]]
[[File:Tomb Of Three Leader 3.A.M.R.jpg|thumb|The [[Mausoleum of three leaders|mausoleum]] of Huq, Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy in Dhaka]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No !! Name !! Image !! Term(s)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wbassembly.gov.in/html/permiersOfBen.html |title=Premier of Bengal |website=West Bengal Legislative Assembly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140526/http://wbassembly.gov.in/html/permiersOfBen.html |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> !! Party !! Governor !! Viceroy
|-
| 1 || [[A. K. Fazlul Huq|''Sher-e-Bangla''<br /> A. K. Fazlul Huq]] || [[File:A k fazlul hoque.jpg|120px]] || 1 April 1937 – 1 December 1941<br /> 12 December 1941 – 29 March 1943 || [[Krishak Praja Party]] || [[John Arthur Herbert|Sir John Arthur Herbert]] || [[The Marquess of Linlithgow]]
|-
| 2 || [[Khawaja Nazimuddin|Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin]] || [[File:Khawaja Nazimuddin of Pakistan.JPG|120px]] || 29 April 1943 – 31 March 1945|| [[Bengal Provincial Muslim League]] || [[John Arthur Herbert|Sir John Arthur Herbert]] (−1944)<br />[[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Sir Richard Casey]] (1944–) ||  [[The Marquess of Linlithgow]]<br /> [[The Viscount Wavell]]
|-
| 3 || [[H. S. Suhrawardy]] || [[File:Suhrawardy of Bengal.jpg|120px]] || 23 April 1946 – 14 August 1947 || [[Bengal Provincial Muslim League]] || [[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Sir Richard Casey]] (−1946)<br />[[Frederick Burrows|Sir Frederick Burrows]] || [[The Viscount Wavell]]<br /> [[Earl Mountbatten]]
|}

Subsequently, all three Bengali chief ministers moved to [[East Pakistan]], where they continued to be influential statesmen. Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy became [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan|Prime Ministers of Pakistan]], while Huq served as the [[chief minister]] and governor of East Pakistan.

==After Independence of India and Pakistan==
British colonial period ended when India and [[Pakistan]] became independent nations in 1947. [[Bengal]] fell into two parts – one in India, named [[West Bengal]] and the other part in Pakistan as [[East Bengal]], later renamed to [[East Pakistan]] in 1955.

===East Bengal (1947–1955)===
====Governors of East Bengal (1947–1955)====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Tenure||Governor of East Bengal{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
|-
|15 August 1947 – 31 March 1950||[[Frederick Chalmers Bourne|Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne]]
|-
|31 March 1950 – 31 March 1953||[[Feroz Khan Noon|Sir Feroz Khan Noon]]
|-
|31 March 1953 – 29 May 1954||[[Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman]]
|-
|29 May 1954 – May 1955||[[Iskandar Ali Mirza]]
|-
|May 1955 – June 1955||[[Muhammad Shahabuddin]] ''(acting)''
|-
|June 1955 – 14 October 1955||[[Amiruddin Ahmad]]
|}

====Chief ministers of East Bengal (1947–1955)====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Tenure||Chief Minister of East Bengal||Political Party
|-
|August 1947 – September 1948||Sir [[Khwaja Nazimuddin]]||[[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]]
|-
|September 1948 – April 1954||[[Nurul Amin]] ||[[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]]
|-
|April 1954 – 1955||[[Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq]] ||[[All-India Muslim League|United Front]]
|}

===East Pakistan (1955–1971)===
====Governors of East Pakistan (1955–1971)====
In late 1955, the prime minister [[Muhammad Ali Bogra]] initiated the [[One Unit]] policy which resulted in East Bengal province being renamed to '''East Pakistan'''.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Tenure||Governor of East Pakistan{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
!Political Affiliation
|-
|14 October 1955 – March 1956||[[Amiruddin Ahmad]]|| [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
|-
|March 1956 – 13 April 1958||[[A. K. Fazlul Huq]] || [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
|-
|13 April 1958 – 3 May 1958||Hamid Ali ''(acting)'' || [[Awami League]]
|-
|3 May 1958 – 10 October 1958||[[Sultanuddin Ahmad]] || [[Awami League]]
|-
|10 October 1958 – 11 April 1960||[[Zakir Husain (governor)|Zakir Husain]] || [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
|-
|11 April 1960 – 11 May 1962||[[Lieutenant-General]] [[Azam Khan (general)|Azam Khan]], [[Pakistan Army|PA]] ||Military Administration
|-
|11 May 1962 – 25 October 1962||[[Ghulam Faruque Khan|Ghulam Faruque]] || [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|25 October 1962 – 23 March 1969||[[Abdul Monem Khan]] || Civil Administration
|-
|23 March 1969 – 25 March 1969||[[Mirza Nurul Huda]] || Civil Administration
|-
|25 March 1969 – 23 August 1969||[[Major-General]] [[Muzaffaruddin]],<ref>(acting martial law administrator and governor as he was the GOC 14th Infantry Division)</ref> [[Pakistan Army|PA]] || Military Administration
|-
|23 August 1969 – 1 September 1969||[[Lieutenant-General]] [[Sahabzada Yaqub Khan]], [[Pakistan Army|PA]] || Military Administration
|-
|1 September 1969 – 7 March 1971||[[Vice-Admiral]] [[Syed Mohammad Ahsan]], [[Pakistan Navy|PN]] || Military Administration
|-
|7 March 1971 – 6 April 1971||[[Lieutenant-General]] [[Sahabzada Yaqub Khan]], [[Pakistan Army|PA]] || Military Administration
|-
|6 April 1971 – 31 August 1971||[[Lieutenant-General]] [[Tikka Khan]], [[Pakistan Army|PA]] || Military Administration
|-
|31 August 1971 – 14 December 1971||[[Abdul Motaleb Malik]] || [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|14 December 1971 – 16 December 1971||[[Lieutenant-General]] [[Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi]], [[Pakistan Army|PA]] || Military Administration
|}

====Chief ministers of East Pakistan (1955–1971)====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Tenure||Chief Minister of East Pakistan||Political Party

|-
|August 1955 – September 1956||Abu Hussain Sarkar||Krishan Sramik Party
|-
|September 1956 – March 1958||[[Ataur Rahman Khan]]||[[Awami League]]
|-
|March 1958||Abu Hussain Sarkar||Krishan Sramik Party
|-
|March 1958 – 18 June 1958||[[Ataur Rahman Khan]]||Awami League
|-
|18 June 1958 – 22 June 1958||Abu Hussain Sarkar||Krishan Sramik Party
|-
|22 June 1958 – 25 August 1958||Governor's Rule||
|-
|25 August 1958 – 7 October 1958||[[Ataur Rahman Khan]]||Awami League
|}

On 7 October 1958, the post of Chief Minister of [[East Pakistan]] was abolished. And after the independence of [[Bangladesh]] on 16 December 1971, the province of East Pakistan was dissolved.

===West Bengal (1947–present)===
====Governors of West Bengal====
{| class="wikitable"
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! Portrait
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
! Duration
|-
| 1
| [[File:Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg|90px]]
! [[Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari]]
| 15 August 1947
| 21 June 1948
|{{age in years and days|1947|08|15|1948|06|21}}
|-
| 2
| [[File:Kailash Nath Katju.jpg|90px]]
! [[Kailash Nath Katju]]
| 21 June 1948
| 1 November 1951
|{{age in years and days|1948|06|21|1951|11|01}}
|-
| 3
| [[File:Harendra Coomar Mookerjee.jpg|90px]]
! [[Harendra Coomar Mookerjee]]
| 1 November 1951
| 8 August 1956
|{{age in years and days|1951|11|01|1956|08|08}}
|-
| –
| {{dash}}
! [[Phani Bhusan Chakravartti]] ''(acting)''
| 8 August 1956
| 3 November 1956
|{{age in years and days|1956|08|08|1956|11|03}}
|-
| 4
| {{dash}}
! [[Padmaja Naidu]]
| 3 November 1956
| 1 June 1967
|{{age in years and days|1956|11|03|1967|06|01}}
|-
| 5
| [[File:Dharma Vir, ICS.jpg|90px]]
! [[Dharma Vira]]
| 1 June 1967
| 1 April 1969
|{{age in years and days|1967|06|01|1969|04|01}}
|-
| –
| {{dash}}
! [[Deep Narayan Sinha]] ''(acting)''
| 1 April 1969
| 19 September 1969
|{{age in years and days|1969|04|01|1969|09|19}}
|-
| 6
| {{dash}}
! [[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]]
| 19 September 1969
| 21 August 1971
|{{age in years and days|1969|09|19|1971|08|21}}
|-
| 7
|
! [[Anthony Lancelot Dias]]
| 21 August 1971
| 6 November 1979
|{{age in years and days|1971|08|21|1979|11|06}}
|-
| 8
| {{dash}}
! [[Tribhuvana Narayana Singh]]
| 6 November 1979
| 12 September 1981
|{{age in years and days|1979|11|06|1981|09|12}}
|-
| 9
| {{dash}}
! [[Bhairab Dutt Pande]]
| 12 September 1981
| 10 October 1983
|{{age in years and days|1981|09|12|1983|10|10}}
|-
| 10
| [[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg|90px]]
! [[Anant Prasad Sharma]]
| 10 October 1983
| 16 August 1984
|{{age in years and days|1983|10|01|1984|08|16}}
|-
| —
| {{dash}}
! [[Satish Chandra]] ''(acting)''
| 16 August 1984
| 1 October 1984
|{{age in years and days|1984|08|16|1984|10|01}}
|-
| 11
| [[File:Uma Shankar Dikshit Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|90px]]
! [[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]
| 1 October 1984
| 12 August 1986
|{{age in years and days|1984|10|01|1986|08|12}}
|-
| 12
| [[File:Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[Saiyid Nurul Hasan]]
| 12 August 1986
| 20 March 1989
|{{age in years and days|1986|08|12|1989|03|20}}
|-
| 13
| [[File:T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[T. V. Rajeswar]]
| 20 March 1989
| 7 February 1990
|{{age in years and days|1989|03|20|1990|02|07}}
|-
| (12)
| [[File:Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16 (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[Saiyid Nurul Hasan]]
| 7 February 1990
| 12 July 1993
|{{age in years and days|1990|02|07|1993|07|12}}
|-
| –
| {{dash}}
! [[B. Satyanarayan Reddy]] ''(additional charge)''
| 13 July 1993
| 14 August 1993
|{{age in years and days|1993|07|13|1993|08|14}}
|-
| 14
| [[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg|100px]]
! [[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]
| 14 August 1993
| 27 April 1998
|{{age in years and days|1993|08|14|1998|04|27}}
|-
| 15
| [[File:Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
| 27 April 1998
| 18 May 1999
|{{age in years and days|1998|04|27|1999|05|18}}
|-
| 16
| [[File:Shyamal Kumar Sen - Kolkata 2012-10-03 0512.JPG|90px]]
! [[Shyamal Kumar Sen]]
| 18 May 1999
| 4 December 1999
|{{age in years and days|1999|05|18|1999|12|04}}
|-
| 17
| [[File:Viren J Shah - Kolkata 2004-05-02 1366.jpg|90px]]
! [[Viren J. Shah]]
| 4 December 1999
| 14 December 2004
|{{age in years and days|1999|12|04|2004|12|14}}
|-
| 18
| [[File:Gopalkrishna Gandhi - Chatham House 2010 (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
| 14 December 2004
| 14 December 2009
|{{age in years and days|2004|12|14|2009|12|14}}
|-
| –
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee attending the Launching Ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar (2012-2017), at Patna, in Bihar. The Governor of Bihar, Shri Devanand Konwar and the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar are also seen (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[Devanand Konwar]] ''(additional charge)''
| 14 December 2009
| 23 January 2010
|{{age in years and days|2009|12|14|2010|01|23}}
|-
| 19
| [[File:Mayankote Kelath Narayanan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2702 Cropped.JPG|90px]]
! [[M.K. Narayanan]]
| 24 January 2010
| 30 June 2014
|{{age in years and days|2010|01|24|2014|06|30}}
|-
| —
| [[File:Shri D.Y. Patil (cropped, 3x4).jpg|90px]]
! [[D. Y. Patil]] ''(additional charge)''<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr D Y Patil appointed West Bengal's acting Governor |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dr-d-y-patil-appointed-west-bengals-acting-governor/articleshow/37718348.cms |access-date=24 December 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=3 July 2014}}</ref>
| 3 July 2014 
| 17 July 2014
|{{age in years and days|2014|07|03|2014|07|17}}
|-
| 20
| [[File:Keshari Nath Tripathi - Kolkata 2016-07-01 5591.JPG|90px]]
! [[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]
| 24 July 2014
| 29 July 2019
|{{age in years and days|2014|07|24|2019|07|29}}
|-
| 21
| [[File:Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior Advocate Jagdeep Dhankhar Made West Bengal Governor |url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/senior-advocate-jagdeep-dhankhar-made-west-bengal-governor-146538 |access-date=24 December 2019 |work=www.livelaw.in |date=20 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| 30 July 2019
| 17 July 2022
|{{age in years and days|2019|07|30|2022|07|17}}
|-
| —
| [[File:La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg|90px]]
! [[La. Ganesan]] ''(additional charge)''
| 18 July 2022
| 17 November 2022
|{{age in years and days|2022|07|18|2022|11|17}}
|-
| 22
| [[File:C. V. Ananda Bose.jpg|90px]]
! [[C. V. Ananda Bose]]
| 18 November 2022
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2022|11|18}}
|}

====Prime ministers of West Bengal====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 30px;" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! colspan="1" scope="col" | Portrait
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Name
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Tenure<ref name="Tenure">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160312211800/http://wbassembly.gov.in/html/permiChMin.html Premiers/Chief Ministers of West Bengal]. [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]. Archive link from 12 March 2016.</ref>
! scope="col" | Duration
! scope="col" | Assembly<br />{{small|(election)}}
! colspan="2" |Party<ref name="assembly" />
!Appointed
by

<small>(Governor)</small>
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 1
 | [[File:Prafullachandra Ghosh at Writers' Building in 1947.jpg|alt=photo of Prafulla Chandra Ghosh|94x94px]]
 | scope="row" | [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]]
 | 15 August 1947
 | 22 January 1948
 | {{age in days|1947|8|15|1948|1|22}} days
 | rowspan="2" | Provincial Assembly
(1946–52){{efn|This refers to the 90-member [[rump legislature]] that emerged following partition, representing the West Bengali constituencies of the erstwhile [[Bengal Legislative Assembly]]. It was constituted under the [[Government of India Act 1935]], not the Indian Constitution, which was still in the process of being drafted.<ref name=assembly>[http://wbassembly.gov.in/OtherPDF/WBLA_Origin_Growth.pdf The Legislature in West Bengal—Its Origin and Growth]. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 14 August 2024.</ref>}}<br />{{small|([[1946 Indian provincial elections|January 1946 election]])}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 2
 | [[File:Photograph of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.jpg|95x95px]]
| scope="row" |[[Bidhan Chandra Roy]]
 | 23 January 1948
 | 26 January 1950
 | {{ayd|1948|1|23|1950|1|26}}
|}
====Chief ministers of West Bengal====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 30px;" |{{Abbr|No|Number}}{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! colspan="1" scope="col" | Portrait
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Name
![[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Tenure{{efn|While the tenures have been primarily sourced to a list on the West Bengal Legislative Assembly website,<ref name=Tenure/> obvious errors (mainly around the 1969–71 period) have been corrected with the help of a historical essay from the same website.<ref name=assembly/>}}
! scope="col" | Duration
! scope="col" | [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Assembly]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160313055600/http://wbassembly.gov.in/html/briinfopreass.htm Brief Information on Previous Assemblies]. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Archive link from 12 March 2016.</ref><br />{{small|([[Elections in West Bengal|election]])}}
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party<ref name="assembly" /><br />{{small|(alliance)}}
|-
 | rowspan="4" | (2)
 | rowspan="4" scope="row" | [[File:Photograph of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.jpg|95x95px]]
 | rowspan="4" scope="row" | [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]]<br />{{efn|Until March 1952, Roy did not represent any constituency. For his last three months in office, during the Third Assembly, Roy represented [[Chowrangee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chowringhee]] constituency.}}
|
| 26 January 1950
 | 30 March 1952
 | rowspan="4" | {{ayd|1950|1|26|1962|7|1}}<br /><small>(total: 14 years, 159 days)</small>
 | Provincial Assembly{{efn|Following the promulgation of the Constitution of India, the provincial assembly carried on as the legislative assembly of West Bengal until fresh elections could be organised in 1952.<ref name=assembly/>}}<br /><small>([[1946 Indian provincial elections|1946 election]])</small>
 | rowspan="5" | [[Indian National Congress]]
 | rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Bowbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bowbazar]]
| 31 March 1952
 | 5 April 1957
 | 1st
<small>([[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1952 election]])</small>
|-
 | 6 April 1957
 | 2 April 1962
 | 2nd
<small>([[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957 election]])</small>
|-
|[[Chowrangee (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chowrangee]]
| style="height: 30px;" | 3 April 1962
 | 1 July 1962
 | rowspan="2" | 3rd <br /><small>([[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])</small>
|- style="height: 40px;"
 | 2
 | [[File:PrafullaChandraSen.png|center|106x106px]]
| scope="row" | [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]]{{efn|According to some sources, Sen also acted as interim chief minister during 2–8 July 1962.<ref>[http://hooghlyprd.org/uploaded_document/5411-list_of_chief_ministers_of_west_bengal.pdf List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal]. Panchayat & Rural Development Department, Hooghly. Retrieved on 27 July 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180727150022/http://hooghlyprd.org/uploaded_document/5411-list_of_chief_ministers_of_west_bengal.pdf Archived] on 27 July 2018.</ref>}}
|[[Arambag (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arambagh East]]
| 9 July 1962
 | 28 February 1967
 | {{ayd|1962|7|9|1967|2|28}}
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 3
 | [[File:Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg|113x113px]]
 | scope="row" | [[Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee]]
|[[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]]
| 1 March 1967
 | {{Nowrap|21 November 1967}}
 | {{age in days|1967|3|1|1967|11|21}} days
 | rowspan="2" | 4th
<small>([[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967 election]])</small>
| [[Bangla Congress]]<br />{{small|([[United Front (1967)|United Front]])}}
 | style="background-color: blue" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | (1)
 | [[File:Prafullachandra Ghosh at Writers' Building in 1947.jpg|alt=photo of Prafulla Chandra Ghosh|94x94px]]
 | scope="row" | [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]]
|[[Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]]
| {{Nowrap|21 November 1967}}
 | 19 February 1968
 | {{age in days|1967|11|21|1968|2|19}} days<br /><small>(total: 250 days)</small>
 | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<br />{{small|(Progressive Democratic Front)}}
 | style="background-color: grey" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | –
 | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
 | scope="row" | ''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR|Under Article 356 of the [[Constitution of India]], [[President's rule]] may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". [[Rediff.com]]. 15 March 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170816031157/http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm Archived] on 16 August 2017.</ref>}}<br />([[President's rule]])
|N/A
| 20 February 1968
 | 25 February 1969
 | {{ayd|1968|2|20|1969|2|25}}
 | ''Dissolved''
 | N/A
 | style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | (3)
 | [[File:Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg|113x113px]]
| scope="row" | [[Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee]]
|[[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]]
| 25 February 1969
 | 16 March 1970
 | {{ayd|1969|2|25|1970|3|16}}
 | rowspan="2" | 5th<br /><small>([[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969 election]])</small>
| [[Bangla Congress]]<br />{{small|([[Second United Front Cabinet|United Front]])}}
 | style="background-color: blue" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | rowspan="2" | –
 | rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
 | rowspan="2" scope="row" | ''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}<br />([[President's rule]])
| rowspan="2" |N/A
| 19 March 1970
 | 30 July 1970
 | rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1970|3|19|1971|4|2}}
 | rowspan="2" | N/A
 | rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 30 July 1970
 | 2 April 1971
 | ''Dissolved''
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | (3)
 |[[File:Ajoy Mukherjee.jpg|113x113px]]
 | scope="row" | [[Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee]]
|[[Tamluk (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tamluk]]
| 2 April 1971
 | 28 June 1971
 | {{age in days|1971|4|2|1971|6|28}} days<br />{{small|(total: 2 years, 6 days)}}
 | 6th
<small>([[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971 election]])</small>
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />{{small|(Democratic Coalition)}}
 | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | –
 | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
 | scope="row" | ''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}<br />([[President's rule]])
|N/A
| 29 June 1971
 | 20 March 1972
 | {{age in days|1971|6|29|1972|3|20}} days
 | ''Dissolved''
 | N/A
 | style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | 4
 |[[File:SiddharthaShankarRay.png|center|frameless|103x103px]]

| scope="row" | [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]
|[[Maldah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maldah]]
| 20 March 1972
 | 30 April 1977
 | {{ayd|1972|3|20|1977|4|30}}
 | 7th
<small>([[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972 election]])</small>
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />{{small|(Progressive Democratic Alliance)}}
 | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | –
 | [[File:Emblem of India.svg|120x120px]]
 | scope="row" | ''Vacant''{{efn|name=PR}}<br />([[President's rule]])
|N/A
| 30 April 1977
 | 20 June 1977
 | {{age in days|1977|4|30|1977|6|20}} days
 | ''Dissolved''
 | N/A
 | style="background-color: white" |
|-
 | rowspan="5" | 5
 | rowspan="5" scope="row" |[[File:Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png|frameless|99x99px]]
 | rowspan="5" scope="row" style="height: 60px;" | [[Jyoti Basu]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Satgachhia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Satgachhia]]
| 21 June 1977
 | 23 May 1982
 | rowspan="5" | {{ayd|1977|6|21|2000|11|5}}
 | 8th
<small>([[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977 election]])</small>
| rowspan="8" | [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />{{small|([[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]])}}
 | rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|-
 | 24 May 1982
 | 29 March 1987
 | 9th
<small>([[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982 election]])</small>
|-
 | 30 March 1987
 | 18 June 1991
 | 10th
<small>([[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987 election]])</small>
|-
 | 19 June 1991
 | 15 May 1996
 | 11th
<small>([[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991 election]])</small>
|-
 | 16 May 1996
 | 5 November 2000
 | rowspan="2" style="height: 80px;" | 12th
<small>([[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996 election]])</small>
|-
 | rowspan="3" | 6
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | [[File:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2009.jpg|107x107px]]
 | rowspan="3" scope="row" style="height: 60px;" | [[Buddhadeb Bhattacharya]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Jadavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jadavpur]]
| 6 November 2000
 | 14 May 2001
 | rowspan="3" | {{ayd|2000|11|6|2011|5|13}}
|-
 | 15 May 2001
 | 17 May 2006
 | 13th
<small>([[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001 election]])</small>
|-
 | 18 May 2006
 | 13 May 2011
 | 14th <br /><small>([[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006 election]])</small>
|- style="height: 60px;"
 | rowspan="3" | 7
 | rowspan="3" scope="row" | [[File:Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG|frameless|115x115px]]
| rowspan="3" scope="row" style="height:60px;" | [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bhabanipur]]
| 20 May 2011
 | 25 May 2016
 | rowspan="3" | {{ayd|2011|5|20}}
 | 15th
<small>([[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011 election]])</small>
| rowspan="3" | [[Trinamool Congress]]{{efn|For the first 16 months Mamata Banerjee headed a coalition government that included ministers from Trinamool and the INC. After Trinamool quit the [[United Progressive Alliance]] in 22 September 2012, INC members resigned from her ministry, which has consisted of only Trinamool members ever since.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/east/story/congress-ministers-resign-mamata-government-west-bengal-116711-2012-09-22 | title=Six Congress ministers resign from Mamata government in Bengal | date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>}}
|" style="background-color: #00ff48" |
|-
 | 26 May 2016
 | 4 May 2021
 | 16th
<small>([[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016 election]])</small>
|" style="background-color: #00ff48"  |
|-
 | 5 May 2021
 | ''Incumbent''
 | [[17th West Bengal Assembly|17th]]
<small>([[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 election]])</small>
|" style="background-color: #00ff48"  |
|}

== After independence of Bangladesh ==
[[East Pakistan]] seceded from [[West Pakistan]] on 16 December 1971 after the end of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] and was named [[Bangladesh]] as an independent nation.

The [[President of Bangladesh|President]] was the executive [[Head of state]] of Bangladesh during [[Presidential system]] of government from 1975 to 1991. Thereafter, the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]] is the executive [[head of government]] of this [[parliamentary republic]] while the President is the ceremonial Head of state, elected by the [[Jatiyo Sangshad|parliament]].

=== Presidents of Bangladesh ===

;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Awami League}}|[[Awami League]] (AL)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}}|[[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] (BaKSAL)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}|[[Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal]] (Jagodal) / [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}|[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)#History|Janadal]] / [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] (JP(E))|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions
{{legend|{{party color|Military rule}}|[[Bangladesh Armed Forces|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes acting president|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Symbols
{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party<br />{{small|(Coalition)}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]] (1971–1972)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 1
| [[File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg|100px]]
| [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1920–[[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|1975]])}}<br />{{efn|Pakistani prisoner to 8 January 1972.}}
| —
| 17 April 1971
| 12 January 1972
| {{ayd|1971|4|17|1972|1|12}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | —
| [[File:Sayed nazrul islam.jpg|100px]]
| [[Syed Nazrul Islam]]<br />{{small|(1925–[[3 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|1975]])}}<br />{{efn|Acting for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.}}
| —
| 17 April 1971
| 12 January 1972
| {{ayd|1971|4|17|1972|1|12}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Bangladesh|People's Republic of Bangladesh]] (1972–present)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[File:Abu Sayeed Chowdhury at the office of the Vice-Chancellor of Dacca University, November 1970.png|100px]]
| [[Abu Sayeed Chowdhury]]<br />{{small|(1921–1987)}}
| —
| 12 January 1972
| 24 December 1973
| {{ayd|1972|1|12|1973|12|24}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 3
| rowspan="2" | [[File:No image.png|100px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| rowspan="2" | [[Mohammad Mohammadullah]]<br />{{small|(1921–1999)}}
| —
| style="background:#e6e6aa;" | 24 December 1973
| style="background:#e6e6aa;" | 27 January 1974
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1973|12|24|1975|1|25}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
| [[1974 Bangladeshi presidential election|1974]]
| 27 January 1974
| 25 January 1975
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}}; color:white;" | (1)
| [[File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg|100px]]
| [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1920–[[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|1975]])}}
| —
| 25 January 1975
| 15 August 1975<br />{{small|([[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Assassinated]] in a [[15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|coup]])}}
| {{ayd|1975|1|25|1975|8|15}}
| [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League|BaKSAL]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 4
| [[File:খন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]]<br />{{small|(1918–1996)}}
| —
| 15 August 1975
| 6 November 1975<br />{{small|([[3 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|Deposed in a coup]])}}
| {{ayd|1975|8|15|1975|11|6}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 5
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]]<br />{{small|(1916–1997)}}<br />{{efn|Also [[Chief Martial Law Administrator]] (24 August 1975 – 4 November 1975 and 7 November 1975 – 29 November 1976).}}
| —
| 6 November 1975
| 21 April 1977
| {{ayd|1975|11|6|1977|4|21}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | 6
| [[File:Ziaur Rahman 1979.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ziaur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1936–1981)}}<br />{{efn|Also Chief Martial Law Administrator (29 November 1976 – 6 April 1979).}}
| [[1977 Bangladeshi presidential confidence referendum|1977]]{{efn|name=Referendum|Referendum.}}<br />[[1978 Bangladeshi presidential election|1978]]{{efn|name=Direct election|Direct election.}}
| 21 April 1977
| 30 May 1981<br />{{small|([[Assassination of Ziaur Rahman|Assassinated]])}}
| {{ayd|1977|4|21|1981|5|30}}
| [[Bangladesh Armed Forces|Military]] / <br /> [[Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal|Jagodal]] / <br /> [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | 7
| rowspan="2" | [[File:President Sattar 1981 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Abdus Sattar (president)|Abdus Sattar]]<br />{{small|(1906–1985)}}
| —
| style="background:#e6e6aa;" | 30 May 1981
| style="background:#e6e6aa;" | 20 November 1981
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1981|5|30|1982|3|24}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|-
| [[1981 Bangladeshi presidential election|1981]]{{efn|name=Direct election}}
| 20 November 1981
| 24 March 1982<br />{{small|([[1982 Bangladeshi coup d'état|Deposed in a coup]])}}
|-
| colspan="8" |Post vacant (24 – 27 March 1982){{efn|During this period, [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Chief of Army Staff]] [[Lieutenant general (Bangladesh)|Lt. Gen.]] [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] served as Chief Martial Law Administrator and ''de facto'' head of state.}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 8
|<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury|Ahsanuddin Chowdhury]]<br />{{small|(1915–2001)}}
| —
| 27 March 1982
| 10 December 1983
| {{ayd|1982|3|27|1983|12|10}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}; color:black;" | 9
| [[File:Hussain Muhammad Ershad.jpg|100px]]
| [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]<br />{{small|(1930–2019)}}<br />{{efn|Served as Chief Martial Law Administrator until 30 March 1984.}}
| [[1985 Bangladeshi military rule referendum|1985]]{{efn|name=Referendum}}<br />[[1986 Bangladeshi presidential election|1986]]{{efn|name=Direct election}}
| 11 December 1983
| 6 December 1990
| {{ayd|1983|12|11|1990|12|6}}
| [[Bangladesh Armed Forces|Military]] / <br /> [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)#History|Janadal]] / <br /> [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JP(E)]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | —
| [[File:Shahabuddin Ahmed.jpg|100px]]
| [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1930–2022)}}
| —
| 6 December 1990
| 10 October 1991
| {{ayd|1990|12|6|1991|10|10}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | 10
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[Abdur Rahman Biswas]]<br />{{small|(1926–2017)}}
| [[1991 Bangladeshi presidential election|1991]]
| 10 October 1991
| 9 October 1996
| {{ayd|1991|10|10|1996|10|9}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 11
| [[File:Shahabuddin Ahmed.jpg|100px]]
| [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1930–2022)}}
| [[1996 Bangladeshi presidential election|1996]]
| 9 October 1996
| 14 November 2001
| {{ayd|1996|10|9|2001|11|14}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | 12
| [[File:A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury.jpg|100px]]
| [[A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury|Badruddoza Chowdhury]]<br />{{small|(born 1930)}}
| [[2001 Bangladeshi presidential election|2001]]
| 14 November 2001
| 21 June 2002
| {{ayd|2001|11|14|2002|6|21}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | —
| [[File:Jamiruddin Sarkar...1 (cropped2).jpg|100px]]
| [[Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar]]<br />{{small|(born 1931)}}
| —
| 21 June 2002
| 6 September 2002
| {{ayd|2002|6|21|2002|9|6}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 13
| [[File:Iajuddin Ahmed at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Iajuddin Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1931–2012)}}
| [[2002 Bangladeshi presidential election|2002]]
| 6 September 2002
| 12 February 2009
| {{ayd|2002|9|6|2009|2|12}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 14
| [[File:Zillur Rahman in Dhaka on September 07, 2011.jpg|100px]]
| [[Zillur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1929–2013)}}
| [[2009 Bangladeshi presidential election|2009]]
| 12 February 2009
| 20 March 2013<sup>[[List of presidents of Bangladesh#endnote ††|[†]]]</sup>
| {{ayd|2009|2|12|2013|3|20}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 15
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Abdul Hamid - 2014 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Mohammad Abdul Hamid]]<br />{{small|(born 1944)}}{{efn|Acting for Zillur Rahman until 20 March 2013.}}
| —
| style="background:#e6e6aa;" | 14 March 2013
| style="background:#e6e6aa;" | 24 April 2013
| rowspan="3" | {{ayd|2013|3|14|2023|4|24}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
| [[2013 Bangladeshi presidential election|2013]]
| 24 April 2013
| 24 April 2018
|-
| [[2018 Bangladeshi presidential election|2018]]
| 24 April 2018
| 24 April 2023
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 16
| [[File:Mohammed Shahabuddin.jpg|100px]]
| [[Mohammed Shahabuddin]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
| [[2023 Bangladeshi presidential election|2023]]
| 24 April 2023
| ''Incumbent''{{efn|Term ends on 24 April 2028.}}
| {{ayd|2023|4|24}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|}

=== Vice presidents of Bangladesh (1975–1991) ===

;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}|[[Bangladesh Awami League]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}}|[[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] (BaKSAL)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}|[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}|[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions
{{legend|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" |Took office
! rowspan="2" |Party
! rowspan="2" |President
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! Took office
! Left office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" |
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Sayed nazrul islam.jpg|60px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| rowspan="2" |[[Syed Nazrul Islam]]<br />{{small|(1925–1975)}}
| 17 April 1971
| 12 January 1972
| [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Acting president]] during the Bangladesh Liberation War.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7uIjCQAAQBAJ&q=syed+nazrul+islam+vice+president+of+bangladesh&pg=PA187 |title=A Political and Economic Dictionary of South Asia |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-135-35576-0 |access-date=6 November 2015 |last1=Schottli |first1=Jivanta |last2=Mitra |first2=Subrata K. |last3=Wolf |first3=Siegried |publisher=Routledge}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}};" |
| 26 January 1975<ref name="cabinet.gov">{{cite web |script-title=bn:১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ |url=https://cabinet.gov.bd/site/publications/69175cd9-a655-41ac-b5a9-6155615e5135/-১৯৭১-সাল-থেকে-০৭-০১-২০১৯-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী-বাংলাদেশের-রাষ্ট্রপতি-উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি-প্রধানমন্ত্রী-ও-মন্ত্রিপরিষদের-সদস্যবৃন্দ-এবং-নির্দলীয়-তত্ত্বাবধায়ক-সরকারের-প্রধান-উপদেষ্টা-ও-উপদেষ্টা-পরিষদের-সদস্যবৃন্দের-দপ্তর-বন্টনসহ-নামের-তালিকা।- |website=Cabinet Division |access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
| 15 August 1975
| [[BAKSAL]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}};" |
|
[[File:No image.png|60px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[Mohammad Mohammadullah]]<br />{{small|(1921–1999)}}
| 15 August 1975
| 3 November 1975
| [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| [[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]]
| Served as Minister of Land under President Sheikh Mujib and was later appointed Vice President upon Mujib's death.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7uIjCQAAQBAJ&q=syed+nazrul+islam+vice+president+of+bangladesh&pg=PA187 |title=A Political and Economic Dictionary of South Asia |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-135-35576-0 |access-date=6 November 2015 |last1=Schottli |first1=Jivanta |last2=Mitra |first2=Subrata K. |last3=Wolf |first3=Siegried |publisher=Routledge}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" |
| [[File:President Sattar 1981 (cropped).jpg|60px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[Abdus Sattar (president)|Abdus Sattar]]<br />{{small|(1906–1985)}}
| June 1977
| 30 May 1981
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| [[Ziaur Rahman]]
| Succeeded Zia as president in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kolbert |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/06/world/abdus-sattar-ex-leader-of-bangladesh-dies.html |title=Abdus Sattar, Ex-Leader of Bangladesh, Dies |location=Bangladesh |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 October 1985 |access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |
| [[File:Mirza Nurul Huda Brussels 1976.jpg|60px]]
| [[Mirza Nurul Huda]]<br />{{small|(1919–1991)}}
| 24 November 1981
| 23 March 1982
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Abdus Sattar (president)|Abdus Sattar]]
| Resigned after conflict with BNP.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Szfqq7ruqWgC&q=mirza+nurul+huda+vice+president&pg=PA221 |title=Bangladesh: Past and Present |isbn=978-81-7648-469-5 |access-date=6 November 2015|last1=Ahmed |first1=Salahuddin |year=2004 |publisher=APH }}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}};" |
| [[File:No image.png|60px]] <!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[Mohammad Mohammadullah]]<br />{{small|(1921–1999)}}
| 23 March 1982
| 24 March 1982
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| In office for 24 hours; deposed in the [[1982 Bangladesh coup d'état|1982 coup d'état]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mohammadullah,_Mohammad |title=Mohammadullah, Mohammad |website=Banglapedia |access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}};" |
| [[File:No image.png|60px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| [[A. K. M. Nurul Islam]]<br />{{small|(1919–2015)}}
| 30 November 1986
| September 1989
| [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]]
| Former Supreme Court Justice and Law Minister.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/01/world/vice-president-named-by-bangladesh-leader.html |title=Vice President Named By Bangladesh Leader |location=Bangladesh |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 December 1986 |access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}};" |
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Moudud Ahmed (01).jpg|60px]]<!-- DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS -->
| rowspan="2" | [[Moudud Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1940–2021)}}
| rowspan="2" | September 1989
| rowspan="2" | December 1990
| rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]
| rowspan="2" | Former Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.<ref name="cabinet.gov" />
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |
|}

=== Prime Ministers of Bangladesh ===

Note that numbering for Prime Minister is given either bracketless, or with ( ) brackets. Numbering for Chief Adviser is given in [ ] brackets. Acting Prime Ministers or Chief Advisers are not numbered and instead denoted as "—". There are 10 Prime Ministers, 1 Acting Prime Minister, 5 Chief Advisers, and 1 Acting Chief Adviser of Bangladesh so far.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/look-back-caretaker-governments-throughout-years-912656 |title=A look back at caretaker governments throughout the years |work=The Business Standard |date=8 August 2024}}</ref>

;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Awami League}}|[[Awami League]] (AL)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}}|[[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] (BaKSAL)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}|[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}|[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)#History|Janadal]] / [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] (JP(E))|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes an interim or [[Caretaker government of Bangladesh|caretaker government]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Symbols
{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party<br />{{small|(Coalition)}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]] (1971–1972)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 1
|<!--DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS-->
| [[Tajuddin Ahmad]]<br />{{small|(1925–[[3 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|1975]])}}
| —
| 17 April 1971
| 12 January 1972
| {{ayd|1971|4|17|1972|1|12}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! colspan="8" |[[Bangladesh|People's Republic of Bangladesh]] (1972–present)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 2
| [[File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg|100px]]
| [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1920–[[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|1975]])}}
| [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]]
| 12 January 1972
| 25 January 1975
| {{ayd|1972|1|12|1975|1|25}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League}}; color:white;" | 3
| [[File:Monsur ali.jpg|100px]]
| [[Muhammad Mansur Ali]]<br />{{small|(1917–[[3 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|1975]])}}
| —
| 25 January 1975
| 15 August 1975<br />{{small|([[15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état|Deposed in a coup]])}}
| {{ayd|1975|1|25|1975|8|15}}
| [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League|BaKSAL]]
|-
| colspan="8" |Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978)
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | —
| <!--DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS-->
| [[Mashiur Rahman (prime minister)|Mashiur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1924–1979)<br />Acting Prime Minister}}<br />{{efn|Senior Minister.}}
| —
| 29 June 1978
| 12 March 1979<sup>[[List of prime ministers of Bangladesh#endnote ††|[†]]]</sup>
| {{ayd|1978|6|29|1979|3|12}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|-
| colspan="8" |Post vacant (12 March – 15 April 1979)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | 4
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]<!--DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS-->
| [[Shah Azizur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1925–1988)}}
| [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]]
| 15 April 1979
| 24 March 1982<br />{{small|([[1982 Bangladeshi coup d'état|Deposed in a coup]])}}
| {{ayd|1979|4|15|1982|3|24}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|-
| colspan="8" |Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}; color:black;" | 5
|<!--DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS-->
| [[Ataur Rahman Khan]]<br />{{small|(1905–1991)}}
| —
| 30 March 1984
| 9 July 1986
| {{ayd|1984|3|30|1986|7|9}}
| [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)#History|Janadal]] / <br />[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JP(E)]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}; color:black;" | 6
| [[File:Picture of Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury.jpeg|100px]]
| [[Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury]]<br />{{small|(1928–2006)}}
| [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]]
| 9 July 1986
| 27 March 1988
| {{ayd|1986|7|9|1988|3|27}}
| [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JP(E)]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}; color:black;" | 7
| [[File:Moudud Ahmed (01).jpg|100px]]
| [[Moudud Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1940–2021)}}
| [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]]
| 27 March 1988
| 12 August 1989
| {{ayd|1988|3|27|1989|8|12}}
| [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JP(E)]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}; color:black;" | 8
| [[File:Kazi Zafar Ahmed.jpg|100px]]
| [[Kazi Zafar Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1939–2015)}}
| —
| 12 August 1989
| 6 December 1990
| {{ayd|1989|8|12|1990|12|6}}
| [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|JP(E)]]
|-
| colspan="8" |Post abolished (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | 9
| [[File:Begum Zia Book-opening Ceremony, 1 Mar, 2010.jpg|100px]]
| [[Khaleda Zia]]<br />{{small|(born 1945)}}
| [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]]<br />[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996 (Feb)]]
| 20 March 1991
| 30 March 1996
| {{ayd|1991|3|20|1996|3|30}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | [1]
| [[File:Habibur Rahman.jpg|100px]]
| [[Muhammad Habibur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1928–2014)<br />[[Chief Adviser of Bangladesh|Chief Adviser]]}}
| —
| 30 March 1996
| 23 June 1996
| {{ayd|1996|3|30|1996|6|23}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | 10
| [[File:Sheikh Hasina in New York - 2018 (44057292035) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />{{small|(born 1947)}}
| [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996 (Jun)]]
| 23 June 1996
| 15 July 2001
| {{ayd|1996|6|23|2001|7|15}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | [2]
|<!--DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS-->
| [[Latifur Rahman]]<br />{{small|(1936–2017)<br />Chief Adviser}}
| —
| 15 July 2001
| 10 October 2001
| {{ayd|2001|7|15|2001|10|10}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}; color:white;" | (9)
| [[File:Begum Zia Book-opening Ceremony, 1 Mar, 2010.jpg|100px]]
| [[Khaleda Zia]]<br />{{small|(born 1945)}}
| [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]]
| 10 October 2001
| 29 October 2006
| {{ayd|2001|10|10|2006|10|29}}
| [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<br />{{small|([[Four Party Alliance]])}}
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | [3]
| [[File:Iajuddin Ahmed at Zia International Airport in Dhaka (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Iajuddin Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(1931–2012)<br />Chief Adviser}}<br />{{efn|Simultaneously served as [[President of Bangladesh|President]].}}
| —
| 29 October 2006
| 11 January 2007
| {{ayd|2006|10|29|2007|1|11}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | [—]
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]<!--DO NOT ADD A NON-FREE IMAGE FOR THIS PERSON - ONLY FREELY LICENCED IMAGES ARE ALLOWED FOR LISTS. SEE WP:NFLISTS-->
| [[Fazlul Haque (judge)|Fazlul Haque]]<br />{{small|(born 1938)<br />Acting Chief Adviser}}
| —
| 11 January 2007
| 12 January 2007
| {{ayd|2007|1|11|2007|1|12}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | [4]
| [[File:Fakhruddin Ahmed - WEF Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg|100px]]
| [[Fakhruddin Ahmed]]<br />{{small|(born 1940)<br />Chief Adviser}}
| —
| 12 January 2007
| 6 January 2009
| {{ayd|2007|1|12|2009|1|6}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br />{{small|(with [[2006–2008 Bangladesh political crisis#Military intervention|military support]])}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Awami League}}; color:white;" | (10)
| [[File:Sheikh Hasina in New York - 2018 (44057292035) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Sheikh Hasina]]<br />{{small|(born 1947)}}
| [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]]<br />[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]]<br />[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]]<br />[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]]
| 6 January 2009
| 5 August 2024<br />{{small|([[Resignation of Sheikh Hasina|Resigned]])}}
| {{ayd|2009|1|6|2024|8|5}}
| [[Awami League|AL]]<br />{{Small|([[Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)|Grand Alliance]])}}
|-
| colspan="8" |Post vacant (5 – 8 August 2024)
|- style="background:#E6E6AA;"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | [5]
| [[File:Muhammad Yunus - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|100px]]
| [[Muhammad Yunus]]<br />{{small|(born 1940)<br />Chief Adviser}}
| —
| 8 August 2024
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2024|8|8}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<!--Don't add "with military support" here-->
|}

== See also ==
* [[Mahajanapadas]]
* [[History of India]]
* [[History of Bangladesh]]
* [[History of West Bengal]]
* [[List of Indian monarchs]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==
* {{cite book |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Gautam Kumar |last2=Biswas |first2=Samira |last3=Mallik |first3=Rabiranjan |year=2009 |title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0_o9Qj1LOEC&pg=PA18 |publisher=A Mittal Publication |page=21 |isbn=978-8183242943}}
* {{cite Banglapedia |article=Subahdar}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Barpujari |editor-first=H. K. |year=1990 |title=The Comprehensive History of Assam: From the Pre-historic Times to the Twelfth Century A.D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NZHAAAAMAAJ |volume=1 |location=Guwahati |publisher=Publication Board, Assam}}

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