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Bengal
Bengal , region, 77,442 sq mi (200,575 sq km), E India and Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal. The inland section is mountainous, with peaks up to 12,000 ft (3,660 m) high in the northwest, but most of Bengal is the fertile land of the Ganges-Brahmaputra alluvial plains and delta. Along the coast are richly timbered jungles, swamps, and islands. The heavy monsoon rainfall and predominantly warm weather make possible two harvests a year.
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"Bengal." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bengal." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bengal.html "Bengal." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bengal.html |
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Bengal
Bengal The culturally relatively homogeneous eastern part of the Indian subcontinent around the Ganges-Brahmaputra deltas. Under effective British rule since 1757, the nawab dynasties of Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar were united into the single province and ruled from Calcutta. In 1905 the viceroy, Lord Curzon, proposed a division into East Bengal (majority Muslim and to be united with Assam) and the richer West Bengal (to include Orissa and Bihar). His action was violently opposed, especially among Hindus. In 1911 Britain accepted Indian criticism and reunited East and West Bengal. Assam became a separate province again, while the new provinces of Bihar and Orissa were formed. With independence, however, the division of the Indian subcontinent between Hindus and Muslims led to the division of Bengal, with East Bengal becoming part of Pakistan. In 1971, East Bengal gained independence as Bangladesh.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bengal." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bengal." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Bengal.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bengal." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Bengal.html |
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Bengal
Bengal (Banga) Vanga/Vangala/Banga/Bangala A historic region in the north‐east of the Indian subcontinent and a presidency of the English East India Company named after the Bengalis, who themselves took their name from a chief, Banga. The British arrived in 1642 and Bengal became the base from which expansion took place. Between 1905 and 1911 it was partitioned and again in 1947 on Indian independence. It gave its name to the bungalow from the Hindi bangla ‘belonging to Bengal’, a reference to the single‐storey buildings common in the region, thus a ‘House in the Bengali style’. see Bangladesh and West Bengal.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bengal." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bengal." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Bengal.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Bengal." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Bengal.html |
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Bengal
Bengal Former province of India. It is now a region of the Indian subcontinent that includes West Bengal in India and East Bengal (now part of Bangladesh). Much of Bengal lies in the deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Bengal was the richest region in the 16th-century Mogul Empire of Akbar I (the Great). Conquered by the British in 1757, it became the centre of British India, with Calcutta as the capital. It was made an autonomous region in 1937 and the present boundaries were fixed in 1947. Area: 200,575sq km (77,442sq mi).
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"Bengal." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bengal." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Bengal.html "Bengal." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Bengal.html |
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Bengal
Bengal
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•carryall • blackball • handball
•patball • hardball • netball • baseball
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•racquetball • basketball • volleyball
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•oddball • softball • mothball
•korfball • cornball
•lowball, no-ball, snowball
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•goofball • stoolball • football
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•rollerball • cannonball • butterball
•catchall • bradawl • holdall • Goodall
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"Bengal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bengal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Bengal.html "Bengal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Bengal.html |
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