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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
- 500 – c. 350 BCE
- Settlement.established_title2
- Mauryan Empire
- Settlement.established_date2
- 4th century – 2nd century BCE
- Settlement.established_title3
- Shunga Empire, Gupta Empire, Later Gupta dynasty
- Settlement.established_date3
- 185–75 BCE, 3rd century CE – 543 CE, 6th–7th century
- Settlement.established_title4
- Gauda Kingdom
- Settlement.established_date4
- 590–633 CE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Barak Valley division
- Area
- 236322
- Image
- Map of the Majority Bengali Speaking Areas.png
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- language used
- Bangla
- Commons category
- Bengal
- topic's main category
- Category:Bengal
- located in/on physical feature
- South Asia
- native label
- বাংলা
- different from
- Bangladesh
- P12749
- Ulrike Stanggassinger
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