Bengal
Sign in to savethumb|Geographical distribution of the Bengali language.
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Bengal is a historical region in South Asia, primarily in what is now eastern India and Bangladesh, where the Bengali language is spoken. It matters because it is home to a large population of Bengali speakers and has been an important cultural and geographical area in South Asian history.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bengal
- Settlement.image_map
- Bengal in Asia.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Bengal region in Asia
- Settlement.type
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Continent
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Asia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- (West Bengal, Karimganj district of Assam)
- Settlement.established_title
- Iron Age India, Vedic India, Suhma kingdom, Pundravardhana, Vanga kingdom
- Settlement.established_date
- 1500 – c. 500 BCE
- Settlement.established_title1
- Gangaridai, Nanda Empire
- Settlement.established_date1
Article
60 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Sultanate period
- Mughal period
- Colonial era (1757–1947)
- Partition of Bengal (1947)
- Geography
- Geographic distinctions
- North Bengal
- Northeast Bengal
- Central Bengal
- South Bengal
- Southeast Bengal
- Places of interest
- Other regions
- Arakan
- Assam
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Bihar
- Chittagong Hill Tracts
- Malay Archipelago
- Meghalaya
- North India
- Odisha
- Tibet
- Tripura
- Flora and fauna
- Politics
- Bangladeshi Republic
- Indian Bengal
- Crossborder relations
- Economy
- Stock markets
- Ports and harbours
- Chambers of commerce
- Intra-Bengal trade
- Demographics
- Major cities
- Other major cities in West Bengal
- Other major cities in Bangladesh
- Culture
- Language
- Currency
- Literature
- Personification
- Art
- Architecture
- Sciences
- Music
- Cuisine
- Boats
- Attire
- Festivals
- Media
- Sports
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Geographical distribution of the Bengali language.
Bengal ( ) is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, historically geopolitical region in South Asia, located north of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is politically divided between the sovereign state of Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and Karimganj district in the Indian state of Assam.