Bengal
Bengal is a divided region in South Asia that is split between two countries - Bangladesh and India. Both parts used to be united, although historically part of British India; today West Bengal is part of India and East Bengal is Bangladesh. It contains the Ganges Delta, the largest in the world.
Bengal Media
A map of Bengal among historical and cultural regions in Asia
The Bengali-speaking zone.* Areas where language is majority.* Areas where language is a minority.
A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in southeast Asia.
Art of the Pala period from Dinajpur, 11th century. Ancient Bengal was reputed for its war elephants
Punch-marked coin of the Vanga Kingdom, 400–300 BCE
Coin featuring a horseman issued by the Delhi Sultanate celebrating the Muslim conquest of Lakhnauti
Chinese manuscript showing an African giraffe gifted to China by the Sultan of Bengal on 20 September 1414
The Bengal Sultanate was an empire with widespread maritime and mercantile links
Mughal painting showing Emperor Akbar offering prayers after the conquest of Bengal
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