Emperor Yongle of China responded by sending ambassadors to Bengal between 14, including members of the Treasure voyages fleet led by Admiral Zheng He. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah began sending envoys to the Ming dynasty.
Ming China and the Bengal Sultanate exchanged many embassies during the 15th century. Khilji's army was compelled to retreat due to the harsh conditions of the Himalayas. After the Muslim conquest of Bengal in the 13th century, general Bakhtiar Khilji attempted to invade Tibet, which was a protectorate of China. Political relations became nonexistent until the Middle Ages after the decline of Buddhism in South Asia. Evidence remains in Lalmonirhat of a masjid built by himself and is known locally as Abi Waqqas Masjid. In 648, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, who is credited have introduced Islam in China, is said to have followed a route via the Brahmaputra. During the Pala Empire of Bengal, Atisa of Bikrampur traveled to Tibet and played an important role in developing Tibetan Buddhism. Famous ancient Chinese travelers to Bengal included Faxian, Yijing (monk) and Xuanzang. Suhrawardy (left) and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (right) in Dhaka Stadium, 1957 Bengal and Imperial China Ĭhinese monks, scholars and traders began frequenting Bengal (Tosali Province) from the Qin dynasty period. Minorities religions are Islam and Christianity Islam (90%), Hinduism (9.5%), Buddhism (0.6%), Christianity (0.4) and others (1%).ġ0% each: non-religious, folk religions and Taoism, Buddhism. 3.4 Water security: River water sharingĪctive troops: 300,000 (63,000 reserve personnel)Īctive troops: approximately 2,285,000 (800,000 reserve personnel).