Following the Turkic Muslim conquest of Bengal in the 13th century, literature in vernacular Bengali began to take shape.
The oldest example of Middle Bengali Literature is believed to be Shreekrishna Kirtana by Boru Chandidas.
In the Pre-Chaitanya Era (14th-15th century), the early Vaishnava Poetry or the Vaishnava Padavali by Chandidas and Vidyapati was composed, the first translations of Rāmāyana and Bhagavata in Bengali were made, and the tradition of Mangalkāvya flourished with Manasamangal and Chandimangal.
In this period, the translation of Mahābhārata into Bengali grows, and important development in Mangalkāvya tradition is seen.
The age of Mangalkavya meets its end with the composition of Annadamangal by Bharatchandra Ray.