Mughal conquest of Bhulua

VictorMughal army of BengalShaikh Abdul Wahid, for Islam Khan Chishti

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Kingdom of BhuluaRaja Ananta Manikya

Bhulua, on the Meghna estuary facing Arakan, was ruled by the Hindu raja Ananta Manikya. In 1611 Islam Khan’s officer Abdul Wahid beat him, and he fled to Arakan.

Date: 1611Where: Bhulua, Noakhali region, BangladeshType: Campaign

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MLA

“Mughal conquest of Bhulua.” Hindu History, 2026, https://www.hinduhistory.in/battles/mughal-conquest-of-bhulua-1611/. Accessed .

APA

Hindu History. (2026). Mughal conquest of Bhulua. Retrieved , from https://www.hinduhistory.in/battles/mughal-conquest-of-bhulua-1611/

Result

Ananta Manikya was beaten and fled to the king of Arakan; Bhulua was annexed.

01A frontier kingdom

Bhulua lay at the far south-eastern edge of the delta, today’s Noakhali, with Tripura to its north and the kingdom of Arakan across the water. Its Hindu rulers had a long history in the region. Ananta Manikya had allied himself with the Arakanese king, whose fleets raided the coasts of Bengal. When Islam Khan moved against the Bhuiyans, he sent Shaikh Abdul Wahid against Bhulua, with war-boats to carry the force through the creeks.

02Flight to Arakan

Ananta Manikya fortified himself on the Dakatia river, but the Mughal force drove him from his position. According to the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi, his chief minister went over to the Mughals and the raja fled to the court of Arakan. Bhulua was taken over as a Mughal district. For the rest of the century this south-eastern corner was the front line between the Mughals and the Arakanese and Portuguese raiders of Chittagong.

Why it matters

Bhulua carried the Mughal frontier to the borders of Arakan, where it stayed until the conquest of Chittagong in 1666.