Bengal (other)
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bangla/Bôngô, ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Northeastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between modern-day Bangladesh and the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. The Indian states of Assam, Jharkhand and Tripura have a sizeable Bengali population. A large Bengali diaspora exists across the world. Bengali language, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, sixth-most spoken language in the world. Various Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian peoples, Dravidian, Austric and other peoples inhabited the region since antiquity. The ancient Vanga Kingdom is widely regarded as the namesake of the Bengal region. The Bengali calendar dates back to the reign of Shashanka in the 7th century. The ...
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