Bengal: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Bangla

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Map highlighting the Bengal region in South Asia, shaded in orange, spanning Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Surrounding countries including India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar are labeled, with the Bay of Bengal to the south. A small inset globe in the upper right shows the region's location within Asia.

$Sri Ramakrishna Math Universal Temple, a grand sandstone building with domes and arches, stands behind manicured gardens and flower beds in Belur, Kolkata, India.$

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Major Events

1971 India-Pakistan War

Bangladesh Liberation War

Santhal Rebellion

partition of Bengal

Indigo Revolt

Regulating Act

Treaties of Banaras

Battle of Tukaroi

Asia

continent

Bangladesh

country, Asia

India

country, Asia

West Bengal

state, India

Key People

Nand Kumar

Bengali official

Mughal emperors Jahangir, Akbar, and Shah Jahan

Mughal dynasty

India [1526–1857]

Robert Clive

British colonial administrator

Warren Hastings

British colonial administrator

Arundhati Roy

Indian author and activist

Lord William Bentinck

British government official

Mir Jafar

Bengali ruler

Pala dynasty

Indian dynasty

Ḥusayn Shah ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn

Bengali sultan

Sena dynasty