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AI overview
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