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By the 14th century, Bengal was absorbed by Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent. An independent Bengal Sultanate was formed and became the eastern frontier of the Islamic world. [4] [5] [6] During this period, Bengal's rule and influence spread to Assam, Arakan, Tripura, Bihar, and Orissa.
5 days ago · Bengal, historical region in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, generally corresponding to the area inhabited by speakers of the Bengali language and now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
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West Bengal(/bɛnˈɡɔːl/, Bengali: Poshchim Bongo, pronounced[ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo]ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a statein the eastern portionof India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km2(34,267 sq mi) as of 2011.
This article is about the history of Bengal prior to the partition of India in 1947. For the history of the Indian subcontinent, see History of India. For focus on modern Indian Bengal, see History of West Bengal. For focus on modern Bangladesh, see History of Bangladesh.
Bengali, majority population of Bengal, the region of northeastern South Asia that generally corresponds to the country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Bengal or endonym Bangla is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between modern-day sovereign nation of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bengal ( Bengali: বঙ্গ; romanised: Bôngô) is a cultural and historic region in South Asia. It is situated at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. On the north, it is bounded by the Himalayas; on the west by the Plains of India; on the east by North-Eastern India; and on the southeast by Myanmar (Burma).
